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1 Kings 3:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

2 Chron. 1:3• ³{i}and Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place at Gibeon; for there was God's tent of meeting which Moses the servant of Jehovah had made in the wilderness.{/i} (2 Chron. 1:3)

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1 Chron. 16:39• ³⁹{i}And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah in the high place that was at Gibeon,{/i} (1 Chron. 16:39)

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Burnt Offering or Sacrifice,

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High Place,

Kings,

Offering; Offering Up,

Sacrifice,

Solomon

Cross References

Gibeon.

1 Kings 9:2• ²{i}that Jehovah appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.{/i} (1 Kings 9:2)

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Josh. 9:3• ³{i}And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,{/i} (Josh. 9:3)

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Josh. 10:2• ²that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty. (Josh. 10:2)

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1 Chron. 16:39• ³⁹{i}And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah in the high place that was at Gibeon,{/i} (1 Chron. 16:39)

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1 Chron. 21:29• ²⁹{i}And the tabernacle of Jehovah, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt-offering, were at that time in the high place at Gibeon.{/i} (1 Chron. 21:29)

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2 Chron. 1:3,7‑12• ³{i}and Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place at Gibeon; for there was God's tent of meeting which Moses the servant of Jehovah had made in the wilderness.{/i}
⁷In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.
⁸And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast showed great mercy unto David my father. And hast made me to reign in his stead.
⁹Now O Jehovah God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
¹⁰Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?
¹¹{i}And God said to Solomon{/i}, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
¹²wisdom and knowledge are granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like. (2 Chron. 1:3,7‑12)

a thousand.

1 Kings 8:63• ⁶³{i}Then{/i} Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto Jehovah, twenty-two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. {i}So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of Jehovah{/i}. (1 Kings 8:63)

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2 Chron. 1:6• ⁶And so Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar before Jehovah which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and he offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it. (2 Chron. 1:6)

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2 Chron. 7:5• ⁵And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. (2 Chron. 7:5)

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2 Chron. 29:32‑35• ³²{i}And the number of the burnt-offerings, which the congregation brought, was seventy bullocks, a hundred rams, two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt-offering to Jehovah.{/i}
³³{i}And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.{/i}
³⁴{i}Only the priests were too few, and they could not flay all the burnt-offerings; therefore their brethren the Levites helped them, until the work was ended, and until the priests had hallowed themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to hallow themselves than the priests.{/i}
³⁵{i}And also the burnt-offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace-offerings, and with the drink-offerings for the burnt-offering. And{/i} the service of the house of Jehovah was set in order. (2 Chron. 29:32‑35)

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2 Chron. 30:24• ²⁴For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves. (2 Chron. 30:24)

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Isa. 40:16• ¹⁶And Lebanon [is] not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering. (Isa. 40:16)

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Mic. 6:6‑7• ⁶Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
⁷Will Jehovah be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousand rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? (Mic. 6:6‑7)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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.