1 Kings 3:3 (GNV)

Passage

And Salomon loued the Lord, walking in the ordinances of Dauid his father: onely he sacrificed and offred incense in the hie places.

Nearby Context

1 Kings 3:1 Salomon then made affinitie with Pharaoh King of Egypt, and tooke Pharaohs daughter, and brought her into the citie of Dauid, vntill hee had made an ende of buylding his owne house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Ierusalem round about.

1 Kings 3:2 Only the people sacrificed in the hie places, because there was no house buylt vnto the name of the Lord, vntill those dayes.

1 Kings 3:3 And Salomon loued the Lord, walking in the ordinances of Dauid his father: onely he sacrificed and offred incense in the hie places.

1 Kings 3:4 And the King went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the chiefe hie place: a thousand burnt offrings did Salomon offer vpon that altar.

1 Kings 3:5 In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Salomon in a dreame by night: and God sayd, Aske what I shall giue thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "salomon", "loued", "lord", "walking", "ordinances", "dauid", "father", and "onely". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "salomon" and "loued", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Only the people sacrificed in the hie..." into verse 4's "And the King went to Gibeon to...", so "salomon" and "loued" belong inside that flow. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "salomon" and "loued" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.