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At that time, there was no temple for worshiping the Lord, and everyone offered sacrifices at the local shrines.[a] Solomon loved the Lord and followed his father David's instructions, but Solomon also offered sacrifices and burned incense at the shrines.

(A) The most important shrine was in Gibeon, and Solomon had offered more than 1,000 sacrifices on that altar.

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Footnotes

  1. 3.2 local shrines: The Hebrew text has “high places,” which were local places to worship God or foreign gods.

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