1 Kings 3:3

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Solomon showed that he loved the Lord by obeying everything his father David told him to do, except that Solomon continued to go to the high places to offer sacrifices and to burn incense.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 8:3

But whoever loves God is known by God.

Psalm 31:23

Love the Lord, all of you who are his loyal followers. The Lord protects those who are loyal to him. But he punishes those who brag about their own power. He gives them all the punishment they deserve.

Deuteronomy 30:16

I command you today to love the Lord your God. I command you to follow him and to obey his commands, laws, and rules. Then you will live, and your nation will grow larger. And the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take for your own.

Deuteronomy 6:5

You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

1 Kings 3:14

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

1 Kings 3:6

Solomon answered, “You were very kind and loyal to your servant, my father David. He was faithful to you and lived a good, honest life. And you showed him the greatest kindness when you let his son take his place as king.

Deuteronomy 30:20

You must love the Lord your God and obey him. Never leave him, because he is your life. And he will give you a long life in the land that he, the Lord, promised to give to your ancestors—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

Deuteronomy 30:6

The Lord your God will make you and your descendants want to obey him. Then you will love the Lord your God with all your heart. And you will live!

Deuteronomy 10:12

“Now, Israelites, listen! What does the Lord your God really want from you? The Lord your God wants you to respect him and do what he says. He wants you to love him and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

James 2:5

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters. God chose the poor people in the world to be rich in faith. He chose them to receive the kingdom God promised to those who love him.

James 1:12

Great blessings belong to those who are tempted and remain faithful! After they have proved their faith, God will give them the reward of eternal life. God promised this to all people who love him.

Romans 8:28

We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him. These are the people God chose, because that was his plan.

John 14:21

Those who really love me are the ones who not only know my commands but also obey them. My Father will love such people, and I will love them. I will make myself known to them.”

John 14:15

“If you love me, you will do what I command.

Matthew 22:37

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

2 Kings 18:22

Maybe you will say, “We trust the Lord our God to help us.” But I know that Hezekiah destroyed the altars and high places where people worshiped the Lord. Hezekiah told the people of Judah and Jerusalem, “You must worship only at this one altar here in Jerusalem.”

2 Kings 18:4

Hezekiah destroyed the high places. He broke the memorial stones and cut down the Asherah poles. At that time the Israelites burned incense to the bronze snake made by Moses. This bronze snake was called “Nehushtan.” Hezekiah broke this bronze snake into pieces.

2 Kings 15:35

But he did not destroy the high places. The people still made sacrifices and burned incense at those places of worship. Jotham built the upper gate of the Lord’s Temple.

2 Kings 15:4

But he did not destroy the high places. People still made sacrifices and burned incense in these places of worship.

2 Kings 14:4

He did not destroy the high places. The people still sacrificed and burned incense at those places of worship.

2 Kings 12:3

But he did not destroy the high places. The people still made sacrifices and burned incense at those places of worship.

1 Kings 22:43

Like his father Asa, Jehoshaphat was good and did everything that the Lord wanted, but he did not destroy the high places. The people continued offering sacrifices and burning incense there.

1 Kings 15:14

Asa did not destroy the high places, even though he was faithful to the Lord all his life.

1 Kings 15:3

He did all the same sins that his father before him had done. Abijah was not faithful to the Lord his God. In this way he was not like his grandfather, David.

1 Kings 11:38

If you live right and obey all my commands as David did, I will be with you and make your family a family of kings, just as I did for David. And you will have Israel as your kingdom.

1 Kings 11:34

So I will take the kingdom away from Solomon’s family. I chose David because he obeyed all my laws and commands. So for my servant David, I will let Solomon be the king for the rest of his life.

1 Kings 11:6

So Solomon did what the Lord said was wrong. He did not follow the Lord completely as his father David did.

1 Kings 11:4

When Solomon was old, his wives caused him to follow other gods, so he did not follow the Lord completely as his father David did.

1 Kings 9:4

You must serve me with a pure and honest heart, just as your father David did. You must obey my laws and do everything that I commanded you.

Deuteronomy 10:13

So obey the laws and commands of the Lord that I am giving you today. These laws and commands are for your own good.

Deuteronomy 11:13

“The Lord says, ‘You must listen carefully to the commands I give you today: You must love the Lord your God, and serve him with all your heart and all your soul. If you do that,

Psalm 145:20

The Lord protects everyone who loves him, but he destroys all who do evil.

Leviticus 17:5

This rule is so that you will bring your fellowship offering to the Lord. You must bring any animal that you kill in the field to the Lord at the entrance of the Meeting Tent. Bring those animals to the priest.

1 Samuel 9:12

The young women answered, “Yes, the seer is here. He is just up the road. He came to town today. Some people are meeting together today to share in a fellowship offering at the place for worship.

1 Kings 8:25

Now, Lord, God of Israel, keep the other promises you made to your servant David, my father. You said, ‘David, if your sons carefully obey me as you did, you will always have someone from your family ruling the people of Israel.’

1 Kings 8:61

You people must be loyal and true to the Lord our God. You must always follow and obey all of his laws and commands. You must continue to obey in the future as you do now.”

1 Kings 14:8

David’s family was ruling the kingdom of Israel, but I took the kingdom away from them and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David. He always obeyed my commands and followed me with his whole heart. He did only what I accepted.

1 Kings 14:23

They built high places, memorial stones, and sacred poles. They built them on every high hill and under every green tree.

1 Kings 15:5

David had always done what the Lord said was right. He had always obeyed his commands. The only time David did not obey the Lord was when he sinned against Uriah the Hittite.

1 Kings 15:11

Asa did what the Lord said is right, as his ancestor David did.

1 Kings 22:44

Jehoshaphat made a peace agreement with the king of Israel.

2 Kings 12:4

Joash said to the priests, “There is much money in the Lord’s Temple. People have given things to the Temple and have paid the Temple tax when they were counted. And they have given money simply because they wanted to. You priests should take that money and repair the Lord’s Temple. Each priest should use the money he gets from the people he serves. He should use that money to repair the damage to the Temple.”

2 Kings 14:3

Amaziah did what the Lord said was right, but he did not follow God completely like David his ancestor. Amaziah did everything that Joash his father had done.

2 Chronicles 15:17

Asa did not destroy the high places, even though he was faithful to God all his life.