World English Bible
"Solomon loved Yahweh, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places."
— 1 Kings 3:3, World English Bible
“And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.”
“And Solomon loved Jehovah, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. ”
“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.”
“And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the precepts of David, his father; only he sacrificed in the high places, and burnt incense.”
“And Solomon, in his love for the Lord, kept the laws of David his father; but he made offerings and let them go up in smoke on the high places.”
“And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.”
Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of Yahweh, and the wall of Jerusalem all around.
Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of Yahweh until those days.
Solomon loved Yahweh, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer on that altar.
In Gibeon Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, "Ask what I shall give you."
Solomon said, "You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, according as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you. You have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.