3:4 The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for it had the most prominent of the high places. 1 Solomon would offer up 2 a thousand burnt sacrifices on the altar there.
1 tn Heb “for it was the great high place.”
2 tn The verb form is an imperfect, which is probably used here in a customary sense to indicate continued or repeated action in past time. See GKC 314 §107.b.
3 tn There is no verb expressed in the Hebrew text; “stands” is supplied in the translation for clarification.
4 tn Heb “your people whom you have chosen.”