1 Kings 9:25

1 Kings 9:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the Lord, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the Lord. So he finished the house.
• New International Version (NIV)Three times a year Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar he had built for the Lord, burning incense before the Lord along with them, and so fulfilled the temple obligations.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Three times a year Solomon used to offer up burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar that he built to the Lord, making offerings with it before the Lord. So he finished the house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he had built for the Lord, and he burned incense with them on the altar that was before the Lord. So he finished the temple.

Context of 1 Kings 9:25

23These were the deputies who were over Solomon’s work: 550 who supervised the people doing the work. 24Pharaoh’s daughter moved from the city of David to the house that Solomon had built for her; he then built the terraces. Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar he had built for the Lord, and he burned incense with them in the Lord’s presence. So he completed the temple. 26King Solomon put together a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea in the land of Edom. 27With the fleet, Hiram sent his servants, experienced seamen, along with Solomon’s servants.

1 Kings 9:25 word by word

וְהֶעֱלָ֣ה שְׁלֹמֹ֡ה שָׁלֹשׁ֩ פְּעָמִ֨ים בַּשָּׁנָ֜ה עֹל֣וֹת וּשְׁלָמִ֗ים עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּנָ֣ה לַיהוָ֔ה וְהַקְטֵ֣יר אִתּ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְשִׁלַּ֖ם אֶת־הַבָּֽיִת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• timesפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• in a yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• did Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• offerעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: offer upH5927
• burnt offeringsעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• and peace offeringsשֶׁ֫לֶםshelem · peace offeringH8002
• upon the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• which he builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and he burnt incenseקָטַרqâţar · to offer: offerH6999
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• So he finishedשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for 1 Kings 9:25

• Exodus 23:14“Celebrate a festival in my honor three times a year.
• Exodus 34:23Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.
• Deuteronomy 16:16“All your males are to appear three times a year before the Lord your God in the place he chooses: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Shelters. No one is to appear before the Lord empty-handed.
• 2 Chronicles 8:12At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the Lord’s altar he had made in front of the portico.
• Exodus 30:7Aaron must burn fragrant incense on it; he must burn it every morning when he tends the lamps.
• 1 Chronicles 23:13Amram’s sons: Aaron and Moses. Aaron, along with his descendants, was set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense in the presence of the Lord, to minister to him, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.
• 2 Chronicles 26:16But when he became strong, he grew arrogant, and it led to his own destruction. He acted unfaithfully against the Lord his God by going into the Lord’s sanctuary to burn incense on the incense altar.
• 2 Chronicles 29:11My sons, don’t be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence, to serve him, and to be his ministers and burners of incense.”
• 2 Chronicles 34:25because they have abandoned me and burned incense to other gods so as to anger me with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be poured out on this place, and it will not be quenched.’
• 1 Kings 6:38In his eleventh year in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the temple was completed in every detail and according to every specification. So he built it in seven years.
• 2 Chronicles 8:16All of Solomon’s work was carried out from the day the foundation was laid for the Lord’s temple until it was finished. So the Lord’s temple was completed.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 9:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Three times in a year did Solomon offer - These three times were: The passover. The feast of pentecost. 3. The feast of tabernacles.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Three times - i. e., (see the marginal reference) the three solemn Feasts - the Feast of unleavened bread, the Feast of weeks, and the Feast of tabernacles. Did Solomon offer … and he burnt incense - Not with his own hand, but by his priests 1 Kings 8:6; 2 Chronicles 5:7-14. In sacred, as in ordinary, history, men are said to do that which they cause to be done.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-28Verses 15-28 Here is a further account of Solomon's greatness. He began at the right end, for he built God's house first, and finished that before he began his own; then God blessed him, and he prospered in all his other buildings. Let piety begin, and profit follow; leave pleasure to the last. Whatever pains we take for the glory of God, and to profit others, we are likely to have the advantage. Canaan, the holy land, the glory of all lands, had no gold…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25Three times a year, Solomon showed great leadership for Israel by offering sacrifices at the national festivals of: Unleavened Bread, Weeks (also called Pentecost or Harvest), and Tabernacles (Deuteronomy 16:16).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Solomon
• Peace offerings
• Altar
• Chief
• Levy
• Pentateuch
• Atonement, Day of
• Incense
• King; Kingdom
• Kings, Books of

Commentaries on 1 Kings 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings