3:4a Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there,

The king ⌊often/regularly⌋ went up to ⌊the place/town of⌋ Gibeon to offer/make sacrifices.
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King Solomon used to go to ⌊the hill/shrine at⌋ Gibeon. He sacrificed ⌊animals⌋ there ⌊to honor God⌋,
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Solomon ⌊often⌋ gave/presented sacrifices to God ⌊on the altar⌋ at Gibeon.

3:4b for it was the great high place.

⌊He went there⌋ because that was the chief hilltop/local shrine.
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because that was the most famous/prominent of the local places of worship.
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The shrine there was the most important ⌊in all Israel⌋.

3:4c Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.

On the altar there he sacrificed a thousand offerings.
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It was there that he/Solomon gave one thousand animals as sacrifices ⌊to honor God.⌋
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He/Solomon made hundreds of burnt offerings on the altar there.

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