1 Kings 3:2
Context3:2 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
1 Kings 3:13
Context3:13 Furthermore, I am giving 3 you what you did not request – riches and honor so that you will be the greatest king of your generation. 4
1 Kings 8:18
Context8:18 The Lord told my father David, ‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me. 5
1 sn Offering sacrifices at the high places. The “high places” were places of worship that were naturally or artificially elevated.
2 tn Heb “for the name of the
3 tn The translation assumes that the perfect tense here indicates that the action occurs as the statement is made.
4 tn Heb “so that there is not one among the kings like you all your days.” The LXX lacks the words “all your days.”
5 tn Heb “Because it was with your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was with your heart.”