1 Kings 3:2-4
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.
1 Kings 3:1
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.
1 Kings 16:1
16:1 Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord this message predicting Baasha’s downfall: