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4And 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.

1 Kings 3:4

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 1-4)

We are here told concerning Solomon, I. Something that was unquestionably good, for which he is to be praised and in which he is to be imitated. 1. He loved the Lord , 1 Kgs. 3:3. Particular notice was taken of God’s love to him, 2 Sam. 12:24. He had his name from it: Jedidiah—beloved of the Lord . And here we find he returned that love, as John, the beloved disciple, was most full of love. Solomo...

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