Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 3:1-3

1Later, Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010formed an allianceוַיִּתְחַתֵּ֣ןvai.yit.cha.TenH2859withאֶת־'et-H854Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714by marryingוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853hisפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323.Solomon brought herוַיְבִיאֶ֙הָ֙vay.vi.'E.haH935toאֶל־'el-H413the Cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732untilעַ֣ד'adH5704he had finishedכַּלֹּת֗וֹka.lo.ToH3615buildingלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129אֶת־'et-H853his palaceבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,as well asוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the wallחוֹמַ֥תcho.MatH2346aroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2The peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,howeverרַ֣קrakH7535,were still sacrificingמְזַבְּחִ֖יםme.za.be.ChimH2076on the high placesבַּבָּמ֑וֹתba.ba.MotH1116becauseכִּ֠יkiH3588a houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004for the Nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had notלֹא־lo'-H3808yetעַ֖ד הַיָּמִ֥ים הָהֵֽם׃ פ'ad hai.ya.Mim ha.HemH5704 H1992 H3117been builtנִבְנָ֥הniv.NahH1129.

3And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010אֶת־'et-H853lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֤בvai.ye.'e.HavH157the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andwalkedלָלֶ֕כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in the statutesבְּחֻקּ֖וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708of his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732,except thatרַ֚קrakH7535heה֥וּאhu'H1931sacrificedמְזַבֵּ֖חַme.za.Be.achH2076and burned incenseוּמַקְטִֽיר׃u.mak.TirH6999on the high placesבַּבָּמ֔וֹתba.ba.MotH1116.

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