1 Kings 3:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 3:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
גִּבְעֹ֨נָה֙
Gibʻôwn
H1391
Gibeon
לִזְבֹּ֣חַ
zâbach
H2076
to sacrifice
שָׁ֔ם
shâm
H8033
there
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
הִ֖יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
הַבָּמָ֣ה
bâmâh
H1116
high place
הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
אֶ֤לֶף
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
עֹלוֹת֙
ʻôlâh
H5930
burnt offering
יַעֲלֶ֣ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
עַ֖ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַ
mizbêach
H4196
altar
הַהֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer on that altar.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).