1 Kings 3:3

Good News Translation (US Version)

Solomon loved the Lord and followed the instructions of his father David, but he also slaughtered animals and offered them as sacrifices on various altars.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 8:3

But the person who loves God is known by him.

Psalm 31:23

Love the Lord, all his faithful people. The Lord protects the faithful, but punishes the proud as they deserve.

Deuteronomy 30:16

If you obey the commands of the Lord your God, which I give you today, if you love him, obey him, and keep all his laws, then you will prosper and become a nation of many people. The Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are about to occupy.

Deuteronomy 6:5

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

1 Kings 3:14

And if you obey me and keep my laws and commands, as your father David did, I will give you a long life.”

1 Kings 3:6

Solomon answered, “You always showed great love for my father David, your servant, and he was good, loyal, and honest in his relation with you. And you have continued to show him your great and constant love by giving him a son who today rules in his place.

Deuteronomy 30:20

Love the Lord your God, obey him and be faithful to him, and then you and your descendants will live long in the land that he promised to give your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

Deuteronomy 30:6

The Lord your God will give you and your descendants obedient hearts, so that you will love him with all your heart, and you will continue to live in that land.

Deuteronomy 10:12

“Now, people of Israel, listen to what the Lord your God demands of you: Worship the Lord and do all that he commands. Love him, serve him with all your heart,

James 2:5

Listen, my dear friends! God chose the poor people of this world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which he promised to those who love him.

James 1:12

Happy are those who remain faithful under trials, because when they succeed in passing such a test, they will receive as their reward the life which God has promised to those who love him.

Romans 8:28

We know that in all things God works for good with those who love him, those whom he has called according to his purpose.

John 14:21

“Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. My Father will love those who love me; I too will love them and reveal myself to them.”

John 14:15

“If you love me, you will obey my commandments.

Matthew 22:37

Jesus answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

2 Kings 18:22

The Assyrian official went on, “Or will you tell me that you are relying on the Lord your God? It was the Lord's shrines and altars that Hezekiah destroyed, when he told the people of Judah and Jerusalem to worship only at the altar in Jerusalem.

2 Kings 18:4

He destroyed the pagan places of worship, broke the stone pillars, and cut down the images of the goddess Asherah. He also broke in pieces the bronze snake that Moses had made, which was called Nehushtan. Up to that time the people of Israel had burned incense in its honor.

2 Kings 15:35

But the pagan places of worship were not destroyed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. It was Jotham who built the North Gate of the Temple.

2 Kings 15:4

But the pagan places of worship were not destroyed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

2 Kings 14:4

He did not tear down the pagan places of worship, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

2 Kings 12:3

However, the pagan places of worship were not destroyed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

1 Kings 22:43

Like his father Asa before him, he did what was right in the sight of the Lord; but the places of worship were not destroyed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

1 Kings 15:14

Even though Asa did not destroy all the pagan places of worship, he remained faithful to the Lord all his life.

1 Kings 15:3

He committed the same sins as his father and was not completely loyal to the Lord his God, as his great-grandfather David had been.

1 Kings 11:38

If you obey me completely, live by my laws, and win my approval by doing what I command, as my servant David did, I will always be with you. I will make you king of Israel and will make sure that your descendants rule after you, just as I have done for David.

1 Kings 11:34

But I will not take the whole kingdom away from Solomon, and I will keep him in power as long as he lives. This I will do for the sake of my servant David, whom I chose and who obeyed my laws and commands.

1 Kings 11:6

He sinned against the Lord and was not true to him as his father David had been.

1 Kings 11:4

and by the time he was old they had led him into the worship of foreign gods. He was not faithful to the Lord his God, as his father David had been.

1 Kings 9:4

If you will serve me in honesty and integrity, as your father David did, and if you obey my laws and do everything I have commanded you,

Deuteronomy 10:13

and obey all his laws. I am giving them to you today for your benefit.

Deuteronomy 11:13

“So then, obey the commands that I have given you today; love the Lord your God and serve him with all your heart.

Psalm 145:20

He protects everyone who loves him, but he will destroy the wicked.

Leviticus 17:5

The meaning of this command is that the people of Israel shall now bring to the Lord the animals which they used to kill in the open country. They shall now bring them to the priest at the entrance of the Tent and kill them as fellowship offerings.

1 Samuel 9:12

“Yes, he is,” the young women answered. “In fact, he is just ahead of you. If you hurry, you will catch up with him. As soon as you go into town, you will find him. He arrived in town today because the people are going to offer a sacrifice on the altar on the hill. The people who are invited won't start eating until he gets there, because he has to bless the sacrifice first. If you go now, you will find him before he goes up the hill to eat.”

1 Kings 8:25

And now, Lord God of Israel, I pray that you will also keep the other promise you made to my father when you told him that there would always be one of his descendants ruling as king of Israel, provided they obeyed you as carefully as he did.

1 Kings 8:61

May you, his people, always be faithful to the Lord our God, obeying all his laws and commands as you do today.”

1 Kings 14:8

I took the kingdom away from David's descendants and gave it to you. But you have not been like my servant David, who was completely loyal to me, obeyed my commands, and did only what I approve of.

1 Kings 14:23

They built places of worship for false gods and put up stone pillars and symbols of Asherah to worship on the hills and under shady trees.

1 Kings 15:5

The Lord did this because David had done what pleased him and had never disobeyed any of his commands, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.

1 Kings 15:11

Asa did what pleased the Lord, as his ancestor David had done.

1 Kings 22:44

Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.

2 Kings 12:4

Joash called the priests and ordered them to save up the money paid in connection with the sacrifices in the Temple, both the dues paid for the regular sacrifices and the money given as freewill gifts.

2 Kings 14:3

He did what was pleasing to the Lord, but he was not like his ancestor King David; instead, he did what his father Joash had done.

2 Chronicles 15:17

Even though Asa did not destroy all the pagan places of worship in the land, he remained faithful to the Lord all his life.