So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.
So Solomon and all the people with him went to the worship place at Gibeon, because that's where God's sacred tent was located, the same tent that Moses, the LORD's servant, had built in the desert.
This verse shows Solomon and all Israel going to worship at the official place where God's presence dwelt, honoring the sacred tent Moses had constructed.
📚 Historical Context
At the beginning of Solomon's reign as king of Israel, following the death of his father David, the nation was establishing its worship practices under the new leader. Solomon and the assembly went to Gibeon because it was the location of the tabernacle, a portable sanctuary built by Moses in the wilderness to house God's presence among the Israelites. This site represented a continuation of the covenant traditions from the Exodus era, even though the Ark of the Covenant had been moved to Jerusalem.
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