1 Kings 9:25

KJV1611 – Modern English

Three times in a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built to the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense before the LORD with them, and so he fulfilled the temple obligations.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And three times a year did Solomon offer burnt-offerings and peace-offerings upon the altar which he built unto Jehovah, burning incense therewith, [upon the altar] that was before Jehovah. So he finished the house.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And thre tymes in the yeare dyd Salomon offre burntofferynges and deedofferynges vpon the altare that he had buylded vnto the LORDE, and burnt incense vpon it before the LORDE, and so was the house ended and fynished.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And thrise a yere did Salomon offer burnt offringes and peace offrings vpon the altar which he built vnto the Lord: and hee burnt incense vpon the altar that was before the Lorde, when hee had finished the house.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And thryse a yere did Solomon offer burnt offringes & peace offringes vpon the aulter whiche he buylt vnto the Lorde, and he burnt incense vpon the aulter that was before the Lord, and so he finished the house.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that [was] before the LORD. So he finished the house.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Three times a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace-offerings on the altar which he built to Yahweh, burning incense therewith, [on the altar] that was before Yahweh. So he finished the house.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Solomon caused to ascend, three times in a year, burnt-offerings and peace-offerings on the altar that he built to Jehovah, and he perfumed it with that which `is' before Jehovah, and finished the house.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And three times a year did Solomon offer burnt-offerings and peace-offerings upon the altar which he built unto Jehovah, burning incense therewith, `upon the altar' that was before Jehovah. So he finished the house.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And three times a year did Solomon offer burnt-offerings and peace-offerings upon the altar which he built unto Jehovah, burning incense therewith, [upon the altar] that was before Jehovah. So he finished the house.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Three times in the year it was Solomon's way to give burned offerings and peace-offerings on the altar he had made to the Lord, causing his fire-offering to go up on the altar before the Lord.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Three times a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he built to Yahweh, burning incense therewith, [on the altar] that was before Yahweh. So he finished the house.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense along with them before the LORD. He made the temple his official worship place.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 23:14-17 : 14 Three times you shall keep a feast to me in the year. 15 You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread (you shall eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt; none shall appear before me empty); 16 and the Feast of Harvest, the firstfruits of your labors which you have sown in the field; and the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you have gathered in your labors from the field. 17 Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord GOD.
  • Deut 16:16 : 16 Three times in a year shall all your males appear before the LORD your God in the place which He shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:
  • 2 Chr 8:12-13 : 12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch, 13 Even according to a certain schedule every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the Sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.
  • 2 Chr 8:16 : 16 Now all the work of Solomon was prepared from the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.
  • 2 Chr 26:16-21 : 16 But when he became strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction. He transgressed against the LORD his God by entering the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. 17 Azariah the priest went in after him, with eighty priests of the LORD who were valiant men. 18 They confronted King Uzziah and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed! This will not bring you honor from the LORD God." 19 Then Uzziah was angry, and he held a censer in his hand to burn incense. While he was angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the LORD, beside the incense altar. 20 Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and he was leprous on his forehead. So they hurried him out of there. Indeed, he also hurried to leave, because the LORD had struck him. 21 King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in a separate house, being a leper, for he was cut off from the house of the LORD. Jotham his son was in charge of the palace, governing the people of the land.
  • 2 Chr 29:11 : 11 My sons, do not be negligent now: for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and that you should minister to Him, and burn incense.
  • 2 Chr 34:25 : 25 Because they have forsaken me and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.
  • 1 Kgs 6:38 : 38 And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished throughout all its parts and according to all its design. Thus he took seven years in building it.
  • 1 Chr 23:13 : 13 The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was set apart, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister to Him, and to bless in His name forever.
  • Exod 30:7 : 7 And Aaron shall burn on it sweet incense every morning: when he prepares the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
  • Exod 34:23 : 23 Three times in the year all your men shall appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 8:12
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    12Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,

  • 1 Kgs 9:1
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    1And it happened, when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desires which he was pleased to do,

  • 2 Chr 7:7
    79%

    7Moreover Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD; for there he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that Solomon had made was not able to hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat.

  • 1 Kgs 3:2-4
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    78%

    2But the people sacrificed at high places, because there was no house built for the name of the LORD until those days.

    3And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father; yet he sacrificed and burned incense at high places.

    4And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place: Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.

  • 2 Chr 1:5-6
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    5Moreover the bronze altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.

    6And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before the LORD, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.

  • 2 Chr 2:4
    76%

    4Behold, I build a house for the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn sweet incense before him, and for the continual showbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 8:62-64
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    76%

    62And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.

    63And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to the LORD, twenty-two thousand oxen, and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.

    64The same day the king consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD; for there he offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that was before the LORD was too small to receive the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.

  • 1 Kgs 3:15
    76%

    15And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.

  • 1 Kgs 9:10
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    10And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house,

  • 2 Chr 7:1
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    1Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house.

  • 2 Kgs 16:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12And when the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king approached the altar and offered on it.

    13He burned his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.

  • 1 Kgs 6:14
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    14So Solomon built the house and finished it.

  • 2 Chr 7:4-5
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    4Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.

    5And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand oxen, and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep; so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

  • 2 Chr 8:16
    73%

    16Now all the work of Solomon was prepared from the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.

  • 2 Chr 8:1
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    1And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house,

  • 2 Chr 7:11-12
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    11Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the king's house; and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously accomplished.

    12And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night and said to him, I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.

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    1But Solomon was building his own house for thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

  • 2 Chr 3:1
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    1Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared to David his father, in the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

  • 2 Chr 2:1
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    1And Solomon resolved to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

  • 2 Chr 9:3
    72%

    3When the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon and the house he had built,

  • 1 Kgs 6:1-2
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    1And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.

    2And the house which King Solomon built for the LORD, its length was sixty cubits, and its width twenty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.

  • 2 Chr 5:1
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    1Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished; and Solomon brought in all the things that his father David had dedicated: the silver, the gold, and all the instruments, he placed among the treasures of the house of God.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    71%

    15This is the reason for the levy which king Solomon raised; to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • 1 Kgs 11:8
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    8And likewise he did for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.

  • 1 Kgs 9:3
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    3And the LORD said to him, I have heard your prayer and your supplication, that you have made before Me: I have hallowed this house, which you have built, to put My name there forever; and My eyes and My heart shall be there perpetually.

  • 2 Chr 3:3
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    3Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits according to the first measure was sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits.

  • Ezra 3:5
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    5And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of everyone that willingly offered a freewill offering to the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 21:26
    71%

    26And David built there an altar to the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.

  • 1 Kgs 7:51
    70%

    51Thus was completed all the work that King Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated: the silver, the gold, and the vessels, and he put them among the treasures of the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 33:16
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    16And he repaired the altar of the LORD, sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 6:22
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    22And he overlaid the whole house with gold, until he had finished all the house; also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.

  • 2 Chr 29:35
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    35Also, the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the LORD was set in order.

  • Acts 7:47
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    47But Solomon built Him a house.

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    5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

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    13For Solomon had made a bronze scaffold, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and upon it he stood, and knelt down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven,

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    1Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

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    53So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, Go to your house.

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    22And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:

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    5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

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    19And Solomon made all the furnishings that were in the house of God: the golden altar and the tables on which was the showbread;

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    48And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained to the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, upon which was the showbread,