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Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the ordinances of David his father, save only that he sacrificed and offered cense upon altars in hills.
New American Standard Bible
Now
King James Version
And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
Holman Bible
Solomon loved the Lord
International Standard Version
Solomon loved the LORD, and lived according to the statutes that his father David obeyed, except that he sacrificed and burned offerings at the high places.
A Conservative Version
And Solomon loved LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father. Only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
American Standard Version
And Solomon loved Jehovah, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
Amplified
Now Solomon loved the Lord, walking [at first] in the statutes of David his father, except [for the fact that] he sacrificed and burned incense in the high places [ignoring the law that required all sacrifices to be offered at the tabernacle].
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
And Solomon loved Jehovah, walking in the statutes of David his father; only, he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
Julia Smith Translation
And Solomon will love Jehovah, going in the laws of David. his father: only he was sacrificing and burning incense upon the heights.
King James 2000
And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: except that he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Solomon loved Yahweh, by walking in the statutes of David his father; only he [was] sacrificing and offering incense on the high places.
Modern King James verseion
And Solomon loved Jehovah, walking in the statutes of David his father. Only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
The Emphasized Bible
Solomon loved Yahweh, by walking in the statutes of David his father, - save only, that, in the high places, he himself, was sacrificing and offering incense.
Webster
And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
World English Bible
Solomon loved Yahweh, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Solomon loveth Jehovah, to walk in the statutes of David his father -- only, in high places he is sacrificing and making perfume --
Themes
Children » Instances of » Solomon
Dream » Instances of » Of solomon, concerning his choice of wisdom
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Interlinear
Yalak
'ab
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 3:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Walk With Yahweh
2 Only the people sacrificed in altars made on hills, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD until those days. 3 And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the ordinances of David his father, save only that he sacrificed and offered cense upon altars in hills. 4 And the king went to Gibeon, to offer there: for that was a great offering place. And there Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings upon that altar.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:5
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, with all thy soul and with all thy might.
Psalm 31:23
O love the LORD, all ye his saints; for the LORD preserveth them that are faithful, and plenteously rewardeth the proud doer.
Deuteronomy 30:16
in that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God and to walk in his ways and to keep his commandments, his ordinances and his laws: that thou mayest live and multiply, and that the LORD thy God may bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
1 Corinthians 8:3
But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
Deuteronomy 10:12
And now, Israel, what is it that the LORD thy God requireth of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God and to walk in all his ways and to love him and to serve the LORD thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soul,
Deuteronomy 30:20
in that thou lovest the LORD thy God, hearkenest unto his voice and cleavest unto him. For he is thy life and the length of thy days, that thou mayest dwell upon the earth which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give them."
1 Kings 3:6
And Solomon said, "Thou hast showed unto thy servant David, my father, great mercy; according as he walked before thee in truth and in righteousness and plainness of heart with thee. And thou hast kept for him this great mercy, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his seat: as it is come to pass this day.
1 Kings 3:14
And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep mine ordinances and commandments as David thy father did walk, I will lengthen thy days also."
Deuteronomy 30:6
And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart and the heart of thy seed for to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart and all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
2 Samuel 12:24-25
And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her and lay with her, and she bare a son whose name was called Solomon, and the LORD loved him.
1 Kings 2:3-4
And see that thou keep the appointment of the LORD thy God, that thou walk in his ways and keep his commandments, ordinances, laws and testimonies, even as it is written in the law of Moses: that thou mayest understand all that thou oughtest to do, and all that thou shouldest meddle with.
1 Kings 9:4
And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in pureness of heart and plainness, to do all that I have commanded thee, and shalt keep mine ordinances and customs:
1 Kings 11:4
For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart after other gods: so that his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
1 Kings 11:6
And Solomon wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD and continued not after the LORD as did David his father.
1 Kings 11:34
Howbeit, I will take none of the kingdom out of his hand: but will make him chief all his life long, for David my servant's sake, which I chose: because he kept my commandments and ordinances.
1 Kings 11:38
And if thou shalt hearken unto all that I command thee, and shalt walk in my ways and do that is right in my sight, that thou keep mine ordinances and commandments as David my servant did: then will I be with thee and build thee a house that shall continue, as I built for my servant David, and will give Israel unto thee.
1 Kings 15:3
And he walked in all the sins of his father which he did before him, and his heart was not whole with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.
1 Kings 15:14
But he put not down the hill altars. Nevertheless, Asa's heart was whole with the LORD all his days.
1 Kings 22:43
And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father and bowed not therefrom. But did that was right in the eyes of the LORD. Only he did not put the hill altars out of the way: for the people offered and burnt their sacrifices yet in the hill altars.
2 Kings 12:3
But they took not away the hill altars, for the people slew and offered still in the hill altars.
2 Kings 14:4
Neither took they away the hill altars. But the people slew and offered still in the hill altars.
2 Kings 15:4
save that they put not the hill altars away: for the people offered and burned fat still in the hill altars.
2 Kings 15:35
But they put not away the hill altars: for the people offered and burnt cense still in the hill altars. He built the highest door in the house of the LORD.
2 Kings 18:4
He put away the hill altars, and brake the images and cut down the groves, and all to brake the brazen serpent that Moses made - for unto those days the children of Israel did burn sacrifice to it, and called it Nehushtan.
2 Kings 18:22
If ye say unto me, 'We trust in the LORD our God' - Is not that he whose hill altars and other altars too, Hezekiah hath put down, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, 'Bow yourselves before this altar here in Jerusalem'?
1 Chronicles 28:8-9
And now I say unto you before all Israel, the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God: keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God, that ye may enjoy a good land and inherit your children after you forever.
2 Chronicles 17:3-5
And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the old ways of his father David, and sought not Baals:
Matthew 22:37
Jesus said unto him, "'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.'
Mark 12:29-30
Jesus answered him, "The first of all the commandments is, 'Hear, Israel, the Lord God is One Lord.
John 14:15
"If ye love me, keep my commandments,
John 14:21
He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, the same is he that loveth me: and he shall be loved of my father, and I will love him, and will show mine own self unto him."
Romans 8:28
For we know well that all things work for the best unto them that love God, which also are called of purpose.
James 1:12
Happy is the man that endureth in temptation, for when he is tried he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
James 2:5
Hearken, my dear beloved brethren, hath not God chosen the poor of this world, which are rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to them that love him?
1 John 4:19-20
We love him, because he loved us first.
1 John 5:2-3
In this we know that we love the sons of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.