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Text -- 1 Kings 3:1-4 (NET)
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The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom
3:1 Solomon made an alliance by marriage with Pharaoh , king of Egypt ; he married Pharaoh’s daughter . He brought her to the City of David until he could finish building his residence and the temple of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem .
3:2 Now the people were offering sacrifices at the high places , because in those days a temple had not yet been built to honor the Lord .
3:3 Solomon demonstrated his loyalty to the Lord by following the practices of his father David , except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places .
3:4 The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices , for it had the most prominent of the high places . Solomon would offer up a thousand burnt sacrifices on the altar there.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Solomon |
Micah, Book of |
Prayer |
Temple, Solomon's |
CRITICISM |
HIGH PLACE |
Gibeon |
Pharaoh |
Children |
Dream |
High Places |
AFFINITY |
Church |
PHARAOHS DAUGHTER |
BENJAMIN, THE TRIBE OF |
Egyptians |
David, City of |
Jerusalem |
TABERNACLE, B |
City of David |
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NET Notes: 1Ki 3:1 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: 1Ki 3:2 Heb “for the name of the Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor (thus the translation here...
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