1 Kings 3:3
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And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the precepts of David, his father; only he sacrificed in the high places, and burnt incense.

loved

Deuteronomy 6:5 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole strength.

Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but that thou fear the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways, and love him, and serve the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul:

Deuteronomy 30:6,16,20 The Lord thy God will circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy seed: that thou mayst love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, that thou mayst live. . . .

2 Samuel 12:24,25 And David comforted Bethsabee his wife, and went in unto her, and slept with her: and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon, and the Lord loved him. . . .

Psalm 31:23 O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord will require truth, and will repay them abundantly that act proudly.

Matthew 22:27 And last of all the woman died also.

Mark 12:29,30 And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, O Israel: the Lord thy God is one God. . . .

Romans 8:28 And we know that to them that love God all things work together unto good: to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints.

1 Corinthians 8:3 But if any man love God, the same is known by him.

James 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for, when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life which God hath promised to them that love him.

James 2:5 Hearken, my dearest brethren: Hath not God chosen the poor in this world, rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love him?

1 John 4:19,20 Let us therefore love God: because God first hath loved us. . . .

1 John 5:2,3 In this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep his commandments. . . .

walking

1 Kings 3:6,14 And Solomon said: Thou hast shewed great mercy to thy servant David, my father, even as he walked before thee in truth, and justice, and an upright heart with thee: and thou hast kept thy great mercy for him, and hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. . . .

1 Kings 2:3,4 And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and observe his ceremonies, and his precepts, and judgments, and testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses: that thou mayst understand all thou dost, and whithersoever thou shalt turn thyself: . . .

1 Kings 11:34 Yet I will not take away all the kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him prince all the days of his life, for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, who kept my commandments, and my precepts.

1 Kings 15:3 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David, his father.

1 Chronicles 28:8,9 Now then before all the assembly of Israel, in the hearing of our God, keep ye, and seek all the commandments of the Lord our God: that you may possess the good land, and may leave it to your children after you for ever. . . .

2 Chronicles 17:3-5 And the Lord was with Josaphat, because he walked in the first ways of David his father: and trusted not in Baalim, . . .

John 14:15,21 If you love me, keep my commandments. . . .

only he

1 Kings 15:14 But the high places he did not take away. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was perfect with the Lord all his days:

1 Kings 22:24 And Sedecias, the son of Chanaana, came, and struck Micheas on the cheek, and said: Hath then the spirit of the Lord left me, and spoken to thee?

2 Kings 12:3 But yet he took not away the high places: for the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

2 Kings 14:4 But this only, that he took not away the high places; for yet the people sacrificed, and burnt incense in the high places:

2 Kings 15:4,35 But the high places he did not destroy, for the people sacrificed, and burnt incense in the high places. . . .

2 Kings 18:4,22 He destroyed the high places, and broke the statues in pieces, and cut down the groves, and broke the brazen serpent, which Moses had made: for till that time the children of Israel burnt incense to it: and he called its name Nohestan. . . .

Context
Solomon's Rule Consolidated
2But yet the people sacrificed in the high places: for there was no temple built to the name of the Lord until that day. 3And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the precepts of David, his father; only he sacrificed in the high places, and burnt incense.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 8:3
But if any man love God, the same is known by him.

Deuteronomy 6:5
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole strength.

Deuteronomy 10:12
And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but that thou fear the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways, and love him, and serve the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul:

Deuteronomy 10:13
And keep the commandments of the Lord, and his ceremonies, which I command thee this day, that it may be well with thee?

Deuteronomy 11:13
If then you obey my commandments, which I command you this day, that you love the Lord your God, and serve him with all your heart, and with all your soul:

Deuteronomy 30:16
That thou mayst love the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways, and keep his commandments and ceremonies and judgments, and bless thee in the land, which thou shalt go in to possess.

1 Kings 2:3
And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and observe his ceremonies, and his precepts, and judgments, and testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses: that thou mayst understand all thou dost, and whithersoever thou shalt turn thyself:

1 Kings 9:4
And if thou wilt walk before me, as thy father walked, in simplicity of heart, and in uprightness: and wilt do all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my ordinances, and my judgments,

1 Kings 11:4
And when he was now old, his heart was turned away by women to follow strange gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David, his father.

1 Kings 11:6
And Solomon did that which was not pleasing before the Lord, and did not fully follow the Lord, as David, his father.

Psalm 31:23
O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord will require truth, and will repay them abundantly that act proudly.

Psalm 145:20
The Lord keepeth all them that love him; but all the wicked he will destroy.

Lexicon
And Solomon
שְׁלֹמֹה֙ (šə·lō·mōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne

loved
וַיֶּאֱהַ֤ב (way·ye·’ĕ·haḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 157: To have affection f

the LORD,
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

walking
לָלֶ֕כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

in the statutes
בְּחֻקּ֖וֹת (bə·ḥuq·qō·wṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 2708: Something prescribed, an enactment, statute

of his father
אָבִ֑יו (’ā·ḇîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father

David—
דָּוִ֣ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

except that
רַ֚ק (raq)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless

he
ה֥וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

sacrificed
מְזַבֵּ֖חַ (mə·zab·bê·aḥ)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2076: To slaughter for sacrifice

and burned incense
וּמַקְטִֽיר׃ (ū·maq·ṭîr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire

on the high places.
בַּבָּמ֔וֹת (bab·bā·mō·wṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1116: An elevation


Additional Translations
And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of his father David—except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.

And Solomon loved Jehovah, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

And Solomon loved the Lord, so as to walk in the ordinances of David his father; only he sacrificed and burnt incense on the high places.

And Solomon loved Jehovah, walking in the statutes of David his father; only, he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.

Solomon loved Yahweh, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

And Solomon loveth Jehovah, to walk in the statutes of David his father -- only, in high places he is sacrificing and making perfume --
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