1 Kings 3:2 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 3:2

Solomon Requests Wisdom

1 Now ^aSolomon made a treaty with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and married Pharaoh’s daughter; then he brought her ^bto the City of David until he had finished building his ^cown house, and ^dthe house of the Lord, and ^ethe wall all around Jerusalem.

2 ^aMeanwhile the people sacrificed at the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the Lord until those days.

3 And Solomon ^aloved the Lord, ^bwalking in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense at the high places.

4 Now ^athe king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, ^bfor that was the great high place: Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.

5 ^aAt Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon ^bin a dream by night; and God said, “Ask! What shall I give you?”

6 ^aAnd Solomon said: “You have shown great mercy to Your servant David my father, because he ^bwalked before You in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You; You have continued this great kindness for him, and You ^chave given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 3:2

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American Standard Version
Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of Jehovah until those days.

Amplified® Bible
But the people sacrificed [to God] in the high places [as the heathen did to their idols], for there was no house yet built to the Name of the Lord.

Contemporary English Version
At that time, there was no temple for worshiping the LORD, and everyone offered sacrifices at the local shrines.

Darby English Version
Only, the people sacrificed on the high places; for there was no house built to the name of Jehovah, until those days.

Good News Bible
A temple had not yet been built for the LORD, and so the people were still offering sacrifices at many different altars.

King James Version
Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.

New American Standard Bible
The people were still sacrificing on the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the LORD until those days.

New International Version
The people, however, were still sacrificing at the high places, because a temple had not yet been built for the Name of the LORD.

New King James Version
Meanwhile the people sacrificed at the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the LORD until those days.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The people still sacrificed on the high places, because they had built no house for the name of the LORD until those days.

Revised Standard Version
The people were sacrificing at the high places, however, because no house had yet been built for the name of the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
Only, the people are sacrificing in high places, for there hath not been built a house for the name of Jehovah till those days.

New English Translation
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

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