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1 Kings 3:4 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 3 · verse 4 · King James Version
And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.1 Kings 3:4 · King James Version
1 Kings 3:4 in context
2Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.
3And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
4And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
5In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
6And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
Key words (Strong's)
- sacrificezâbachto slaughter an animalH2076 →
- offeringsʻôlâha step orH5930 →
- thousandʼelephhence a thousandH505 →
- SolomonShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successorH8010 →
- GibeonGibʻôwnGibon, a place in PalestineH1391 →
- greatgâdôwlgreatH1419 →
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