1 Kings

1 Kings 3:2–4

²The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built. ³And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

⁴Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.

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1 Kings 3:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The people	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
however	רַ֣ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
were still sacrificing	מְזַבְּחִ֖ים	mə·zab·bə·ḥîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
on the high places	בַּבָּמ֑וֹת	bab·bā·mō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place
because	כִּ֠י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a house	בַ֙יִת֙	ḇa·yiṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
for the Name	לְשֵׁ֣ם	lə·šêm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
yet	עַ֖ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
been built	נִבְנָ֥ה	niḇ·nāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build

1 Kings 3:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹה֙	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
loved	וַיֶּאֱהַ֤ב	way·ye·’ĕ·haḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H157 love
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
walked	לָלֶ֕כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
in the statutes	בְּחֻקּ֖וֹת	bə·ḥuq·qō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
of his father	אָבִ֑יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
David	דָּוִ֣ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
except that	רַ֚ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
he	ה֥וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
sacrificed	מְזַבֵּ֖חַ	mə·zab·bê·aḥ	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
and burned incense	וּמַקְטִֽיר׃	ū·maq·ṭîr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
on the high places	בַּבָּמ֔וֹת	bab·bā·mō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place

1 Kings 3:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now the king	הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
went	וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to Gibeon	גִּבְעֹ֙נָה֙	giḇ·‘ō·nāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H1391 Gibon
to sacrifice	לִזְבֹּ֣חַ	liz·bō·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
there	שָׁ֔ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it	הִ֖יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
the great	הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה	hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
high place	הַבָּמָ֣ה	hab·bā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1116 high place
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
offered	יַעֲלֶ֣ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
a thousand	אֶ֤לֶף	’e·lep̄	Number - masculine singular construct	H505 thousand
burnt offerings	עֹלוֹת֙	‘ō·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5930 whole burnt-offering
on	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the	הַהֽוּא׃	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַ	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar

Cross-references

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1 Kings 3:2 1 Kings 22:43 · 2 Chronicles 33:17 · Deuteronomy 12:2–5 · Leviticus 26:30

1 Kings 3:3 1 Corinthians 8:3 · Psalm 31:23 · Deuteronomy 30:16 · Deuteronomy 6:5 · Deuteronomy 10:12 · 1 Kings 3:14 · Deuteronomy 30:6 · 1 Kings 3:6 · Deuteronomy 30:20

1 Kings 3:4 2 Chronicles 7:5 · 1 Chronicles 16:39 · 2 Chronicles 1:3 · 1 Chronicles 21:29 · 2 Chronicles 1:6–12 · Isaiah 40:16 · Joshua 9:3 · 1 Kings 8:63 · 2 Chronicles 29:32–35 · 2 Chronicles 30:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.