1 Kings 3:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְ
(vai·ye·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
to Gibeonגִּבְעֹ֙נָה֙
(giv·'o·nah)
1391: a Levitical city in Benjaminfrom the same as Geba
to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֣חַ
(liz·bo·ach)
2076: to slaughter for sacrificea prim. root
there,שָׁ֔ם
(sham,)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
for that was the greatהַגְּדֹולָ֑ה
(hag·ge·do·v·lah;)
1419: greatfrom gadal
high place;הַבָּמָ֣ה
(hab·ba·mah)
1116: a high placeof uncertain derivation
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔ה
(she·lo·moh,)
8010: David's son and successor to his thronefrom shalem
offeredיַעֲלֶ֣ה
(ya·'a·leh)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
a thousandאֶ֤לֶף
(e·lef)
505: a thousanda prim. root
burnt offeringsעֹלֹות֙
(o·lo·vt)
5930a: whole burnt offeringfrom alah
on that altar.הַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַ
(ham·miz·be·ach)
4196: an altarfrom zabach


















KJV Lexicon
And the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
went
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
to Gibeon
Gib`own  (ghib-ohn')
hilly; Gibon, a place in Palestine -- Gibeon.
to sacrifice
zabach  (zaw-bakh')
to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) -- kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.
there for that
huw'  (hoo)
the third person pronoun singular, he (she or it)
was the great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
high place
bamah  (bam-maw')
an elevation -- height, high place, wave.
a thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
burnt offerings
`olah  (o-law')
a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke) -- ascent, burnt offering (sacrifice), go up to.
did Solomon
Shlomoh  (shel-o-mo')
peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor -- Solomon.
offer
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
upon that altar
mizbeach  (miz-bay'-akh)
an altar -- altar.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place; Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.

King James Bible
And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there because it was the most famous high place. He offered 1,000 burnt offerings on that altar.

International Standard Version
The king used to go to Gibeon to sacrifice, since there was a famous high place there, where Solomon once offered 1,000 burnt offerings on that altar.

NET Bible
The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for it had the most prominent of the high places. Solomon would offer up a thousand burnt sacrifices on the altar there.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
King Solomon went to Gibeon to sacrifice because it was the most important place of worship. Solomon sacrificed 1,000 burnt offerings on that altar.

King James 2000 Bible
And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
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