Wesley's Explanatory Notes on 1 Kings 3:2

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John Wesley (1703–1791) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Only - This particle is used here, and Kg1 3:3, as an exception to Solomon's integrity and as a blemish to his government, That he himself both permitted and practised this which was expressly forbidden, Lev 17:3-4; Deu 12:13-14. High places - Which were groves, or other convenient places upon hills, in which the patriarchs used to offer up their sacrifices to God; and from them this custom was derived both to the Gentiles and the Jews: and in them the Gentiles sacrificed to idols, the Hebrews to the true God. Because, &c. - Which reason was not sufficient, for there was a tabernacle, to which they were as much confined as to the temple, Exo 40:34-38, &c. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 3:3

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