Kings I 3:3

3 And the lamp of God before it was trimmed, and Samuel slept in the temple, where the ark of God.

Kings I 3:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 3:3

And Solomon loved the Lord
The worship of the Lord, as the Targum: and which he showed by

walking in the statutes of David his father;
in which his father walked, which were the statutes of the Lord, or which he exhorted him to walk in, and were the same, ( 1 Kings 2:3 ) ;

only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places;
besides that at Gibeon, which it seems David did not.

Kings I 3:3 In-Context

1 And the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli the priest: and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no distinct vision.

2 And it came to pass at that time that Heli was sleeping in his place; and his eyes began to fail, and could not see.

3 And the lamp of God before it was trimmed, and Samuel slept in the temple, where the ark of God.

4 And the Lord called, Samuel, Samuel; and he said, Behold, I.

5 And he ran to Heli, and said, I, for thou didst call me: and he said, I did not call thee; return, go to sleep; and he returned and went to sleep.