~ Solomon Begins His Reign ~

Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt
and married his daughter.
He brought her to the City of David
until he finished building his palace
and the temple of the Lord,
and the wall around Jerusalem.
The people, however,
were still sacrificing at the high places,
because a temple had not yet been built
for the Name of the Lord.
Solomon showed his love for the Lord
by walking according to the statutes of his father David,
except that he offered sacrifices
and burned incense on the high places.

(I Kings 3:1-3)