1 Kings 3:1-2
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Beginning of Solomon’s Reign
3 Solomon had made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He married Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her into the City of David until he had finished building his own house, the Lord’s house, and the wall around Jerusalem.
2 The people were still offering sacrifices at the high places[a] because a house for the Name of the Lord had not yet been built in those days.
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- 1 Kings 3:2 A high place is a shrine smaller than a temple. High places were often open-air shrines, located near the city gate or on a nearby hill.
1 Kings 3:1-2
Lexham English Bible
Solomon’s Walk with Yahweh
3 Solomon intermarried with Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and he took the daughter of Pharaoh and brought her to the city of David until he finished building his house, the house of Yahweh, and the walls of Jerusalem all around. 2 But the people were sacrificing on the high places, for the house for the name of Yahweh had not yet been built in those days.
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