1 Kings 3:4 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Kings 3:6 And Salomon sayd, Thou hast shewed vnto thy seruant Dauid my father great mercie, when hee walked before thee in trueth, and in righteousnesse, and in vprightnes of heart with thee: and thou hast kept for him this great mercie, and hast giuen him a sonne, to sit on his throne, as appeareth this day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "king", "went", "gibeon", "sacrifice", "chiefe", "place", "thousand", and "burnt". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "king" and "went", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And Salomon loued the Lord walking in..." into verse 5's "In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Salomon...", so "king" and "went" 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 "king" and "went" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.