1 Kings 3:2-3

3:2 Now the people were offering sacrifices at the high places, ¹  because in those days a temple had not yet been built to honor the Lord. ²  3:3 Solomon demonstrated his loyalty to the Lord by following ³  the practices ⁴  of his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.

1 Kings 8:19

8:19 But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’ ⁵ 

1 Kings 11:13

11:13 But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave ⁶  your son one tribe for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem.”

1 Kings 21:25

21:25 (There had never been anyone like Ahab, who was firmly committed ⁷  to doing evil in the sight of ⁸  the Lord, urged on by his wife Jezebel. ⁹ 

1 Kings 22:16

22:16 The king said to him, “How many times must I make you solemnly promise in ¹⁰  the name of the Lord to tell me only the truth?”

¹ sn Offering sacrifices at the high places. The “high places” were places of worship that were naturally or artificially elevated.

² tn Heb “for the name of the Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor (thus the translation here, “to honor the Lord”). The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

³ tn Heb “Solomon loved the Lord by walking in.”

⁴ tn Or “policies, rules.”

⁵ tn Heb “your son, the one who came out of your body, he will build the temple for my name.”

⁷ tn Heb “give.”

⁹ tn Heb “who sold himself.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

¹¹ tn Heb “like Ahab…whom his wife Jezebel incited.”

¹¹ tn Or “swear an oath by.”