1 Kings 3:4
1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“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.”1 Kings 3:4
What Does 1 Kings 3:4 Mean?
1 Kings 3:4 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 3, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to 1 Kings 3:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Chronicles 16:39“And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon,”2 Chronicles 1:3“So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.”2 Chronicles 7:5“And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.”1 Samuel 13:9“And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.”1 Kings 8:4“And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.”1 Chronicles 21:29“For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.”2 Chronicles 1:6“And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the LORD, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.”Joshua 9:3“And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,”Isaiah 40:16“And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.”1 Kings 8:63“And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.”2 Chronicles 29:32“And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD.”2 Chronicles 30:24“For 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.”Exodus 29:18“And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.”Joshua 10:2“That 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.”Joshua 18:25“Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,”2 Kings 16:15“And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king’s burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.”Ezekiel 46:12“Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily unto the LORD, one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate.”Micah 6:6“Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?”1 Kings 9:2“That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.”
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