It was pleasing in the sight of the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing. 1 Kings 3:10 NASB Was pleasing – Was God happy with Solomon’s choice? Before you answer, consider the circumstances. Solomon is at Gibeon, making a sacrifice. But according to the prior verses, these high places were not simply alternatives waiting…
Now Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of his father David, except he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. 1 Kings 3:3 NASB Except – His insights were more penetrating than ours. His encyclopedic knowledge outstripped us. His success is never been rivaled. He was absolutely fabulous . . . except…
But for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to raise up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem; because David did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in…
Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it; Psalm 127:1 KJV Except – In the Hebrew text, this two letter word is attached to God’s name. The expression is ‘im-YHWH. English separates what Hebrew sees as one single concept. The particle ‘im is translated according to the context. It can…
