3Solomon showed his love for the Lord by walking according to the statutes of his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.


In Context

1 Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married his daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he finished building his palace and the temple of the Lord , and the wall around Jerusalem.

2 The people, however, were still sacrificing at the high places, because a temple had not yet been built for the Name of the Lord .

3 Solomon showed his love for the Lord by walking according to the statutes of his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.

4 The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.

5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you."

1st Kings 3:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:3And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:3And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the precepts of David his father, only he sacrificed in the high places: and burnt incense.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:3And Solomon loved Jehovah, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3And Solomon loved Jehovah, walking in the statutes of David his father; only, he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:3And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3Solomon loved Yahweh, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3And Solomon loveth Jehovah, to walk in the statutes of David his father — only, in high places he is sacrificing and making perfume —

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:3And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.