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Lexicon :: Strong's H6999 - qāṭar

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קָטַר
Transliteration
qāṭar
Pronunciation
kaw-tar'
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Part of Speech
gentilic adjective, masculine noun, verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [identical with קָטַר (H7000) through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants]
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TWOT Reference: 2011,2011e,20

Strong’s Definitions

קָטַר qâṭar, kaw-tar'; a primitive root (identical with through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants); to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship):—burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 117x

The KJV translates Strong's H6999 in the following manner: incense (59x), burn (49x), offer (3x), kindle (1x), offering (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 117x
The KJV translates Strong's H6999 in the following manner: incense (59x), burn (49x), offer (3x), kindle (1x), offering (1x), miscellaneous (4x).
verb

  1. to sacrifice, burn incense, burn sacrifices, make sacrifices smoke

    1. (Piel)

      1. to make sacrifices smoke

      2. to sacrifice

    2. (Pual) to smoke a sacrifice

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to make sacrifices smoke

      2. to cause incense to smoke, offer incense

      3. to make smoke upon

    4. (Hophal) to be made to smoke

      masculine noun

  2. incense

    feminine noun

  3. incense-altar

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָטַר qâṭar, kaw-tar'; a primitive root (identical with through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants); to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship):—burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).
STRONGS H6999: Abbreviations
[קָטַר]115 verb denominative Pi. Hiph. make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke (properly produce קְטֹרֶת, see StaZAW vi (1886), 298 f.); —
Pi.42 Perfect 3rd person masculine plural קִטְּרוּ Jeremiah 19:13 +, קִטַּרְתֶּם Jeremiah 44:21, 23; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְקַטֵּר Habakkuk 1:16 +; 3rd person masculine plural יְקַטֵּר֑וּן Hosea 11:2, etc.; Infinitive absolute קַטֵּר 1 Samuel 2:16 +; construct Jeremiah 11:13 +, Participle plural מְקַטְּרִים Isaiah 65:3 +, etc.; — make sacrifices smoke, offer them by burning : to י׳, 1 Samuel 2:16 (where probably read יְקַטְּרוּן [and so 1 Samuel 2:15] Stal.c. 299): elsewhere to other gods or in illegal worship, Jeremiah 44:23; with accusative קִטֵּר (but see this, below) Jeremiah 44:21 (here [and al. in some other passages] of incense), תּוֺדָה Amos 4:5; place is usually with ב, e.g. כַּבָּמוֺת 2 Kings 17:11; 2 Kings 23:5; עוֺד הָעָם מְוַבְּחִים וּמְקַטְּרִים בַּבָּמוֺת 1 Kings 22:44; 2 Kings 12:4; 2 Kings 14:4; 2 Kings 15:4, 35 (R), compare 2 Kings 16:4 2 Chronicles 28:4 (compare RSSem.i. 471; 2nd ed. 490); אֲשֶׁר הַבּ׳ קִטְּרוּ שָׁמָּה 2 Kings 23:8; with עַל e.g. על הגבעות Hosea 4:13, על גג(ו)ת Jeremiah 19:13; Jeremiah 32:29, על הלבנים Isaiah 65:3, על ההרים Isaiah 65:7; with לְ of deity, Hosea 11:2; Jeremiah 1:16 + 14 times Jeremiah (+Jeremiah 19:13; Jeremiah 32:29 above), Habakkuk 1:16; 2 Kings 22:17; 2 Kings 23:5; 2 Chronicles 25:14; 28:25; 34:25 Qr (>Kt Hiph.), to the brazen serpent 2 Kings 18:4.
Pu. Participle מְקֻטֶּרֶת מֹר וגו׳ Songs 3:6 fumigated with myrrh, etc. (Aq Vulgate Schlottm מִקְּטֹרֶת).
Hiph. 71 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִקְטִיר Leviticus 9:10 +; 2nd person masculine singular הִקְטַרְתָּ Exodus 29:13, 18, 25, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַקְטִיר Leviticus 4:26; Leviticus 16:25; Exodus 40:27 +, etc.: Imperative masculine singular הַקְטֵר 2 Kings 16:15; Infinitive absolute הַקְטֵיר 1 Kings 9:25; construct לְהַקְטִיר Exodus 30:20 +; Participle מַקְטִיר Jeremiah 33:18 +, etc.
1. make sacrifices smoke, usually
a. in worship of י׳ : absolute 1 Kings 12:33; 1 Kings 13:1; 2 Chronicles 29:11; with accusative חלב Leviticus 17:6; Numbers 18:17; 1 Samuel 2:15, 16, עלת 2 Kings 16:13, 15; 2 Chronicles 13:11, אִשֶּׁה Exodus 30:20; Leviticus 2:11; Numbers 18:17, מנחה Jeremiah 33:18; ראֹשׁ, etc., Leviticus 8:20 אַזְכָּרָה Leviticus 2:16, חלבי השׁלמים Leviticus 6:5; קטרת 1 Samuel 2:28; on 1 Kings 9:25 see Klo Benz; place is על מזבח Leviticus 4:10 + 5 times, הַמִוְבֵּ֫חָה Exodus 29:13, 18, 25 + 23 times Leviticus, Numbers 5:26 (all P); with הַמִּזְבֵּחַ (accusative) Leviticus 6:8; בַּבָּמוֺת 1 Kings 3:3; בגיא בן הִנֹּם 2 Chronicles 28:3.
b. less often in worship of other gods, לאלהין (gods of Solomon's wives) 1 Kings 11:8, לאלהיו (of Moab) Jeremiah 48:35, להם (Baalim) Hosea 2:15; — 2 Chronicles 34:25 read Qr. Qal.
2. cause incense to smoke, offer incense absolute 2 Chron 2:5; 2 Chronicles 26:18 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 26:19; with עַל of altar 2 Chronicles 26:16; Exodus 30:7; Exodus 40:27; with accusative יַקְטִירֶנָּה Exodus 30:7, 8, קטרת סמים Exodus 30:7; Exodus 40:27; 2 Chronicles 2:3, קטרת תמיד Exodus 30:8, קטרת הק׳ Numbers 17:5; 2 Chronicles 29:7.
3. make smoke upon (על) both altars (of burnt-offering and of incense) 1 Chronicles 6:34, compare also 1 Chronicles 23:13.
Hoph. be made to smoke as a sacrifice: Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תָּקְטָ֑ר Leviticus 6:15, Participle מֻקְטָר Malachi 1:11 (Ew Ke and others [Ges§ 121b]; We Now read לִשְׁמִי מִנְחָה מ׳; but see מֻקְטָר).

† מֻקְטָר noun masculine incense; — absolute מ׳ Malachi 1:11 (Thes Hi MartiKau GASm Köiii, § 307).

† [מְקַטֵּרָה] noun feminine incense-alter; — plural absolute מְקַטְּרוֺת 2 Chronicles 30:14.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

29:13; 29:13; 29:18; 29:18; 29:25; 29:25; 30:7; 30:7; 30:7; 30:8; 30:8; 30:20; 30:20; 40:27; 40:27; 40:27

Leviticus

2:11; 2:16; 4:10; 4:26; 6:5; 6:8; 6:15; 8:20; 9:10; 16:25; 17:6

Numbers

5:26; 17:5; 18:17; 18:17

1 Samuel

2:15; 2:15; 2:16; 2:16; 2:16; 2:28

1 Kings

3:3; 9:25; 9:25; 11:8; 12:33; 13:1; 22:44

2 Kings

12:4; 14:4; 15:4; 15:35; 16:4; 16:13; 16:15; 16:15; 17:11; 18:4; 22:17; 23:5; 23:5; 23:8

1 Chronicles

6:34; 23:13

2 Chronicles

2:3; 2:5; 13:11; 25:14; 26:16; 26:18; 26:19; 28:3; 28:4; 28:25; 29:7; 29:11; 30:14; 34:25; 34:25

Song of Songs

3:6

Isaiah

65:3; 65:3; 65:7

Jeremiah

1:16; 11:13; 19:13; 19:13; 19:13; 32:29; 32:29; 33:18; 33:18; 44:21; 44:21; 44:23; 44:23; 48:35

Hosea

2:15; 4:13; 11:2; 11:2

Amos

4:5

Habakkuk

1:16; 1:16

Malachi

1:11; 1:11

H6999

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Strong's Number H6999 matches the Hebrew קָטַר (qāṭar),
which occurs 117 times in 112 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Exo 29:13–1Ki 12:33)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:13 - And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn H6999 them upon the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:18 - And thou shalt burn H6999 the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:25 - And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn H6999 them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:7 - And Aaron shall burn H6999 thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense H6999 upon it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:8 - And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense H6999 upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:20 - When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering H6999 made by fire unto the LORD:

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:27 - And he burnt H6999 sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:9 - But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn H6999 all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:13 - But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn H6999 it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:15 - And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn H6999 it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:17 - And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn H6999 it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:2 - And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn H6999 the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:9 - And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn H6999 it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:11 - No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn H6999 no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:16 - And the priest shall burn H6999 the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:5 - And Aaron's sons shall burn H6999 it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:11 - And the priest shall burn H6999 it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:16 - And the priest shall burn H6999 them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD'S.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:10 - As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn H6999 them upon the altar of the burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:19 - And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn H6999 it upon the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:26 - And he shall burn H6999 all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:31 - And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn H6999 it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:35 - And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn H6999 them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:12 - Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn H6999 it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:12 - And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn H6999 thereon the fat of the peace offerings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:15 - And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn H6999 it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:22 - And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it: it is a statute for ever unto the LORD; it shall be wholly burnt. H6999

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:5 - And the priest shall burn H6999 them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a trespass offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:31 - And the priest shall burn H6999 the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:16 - And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned H6999 it upon the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:20 - And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt H6999 the head, and the pieces, and the fat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:21 - And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt H6999 the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:28 - And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt H6999 them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:10 - But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt H6999 upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:13 - And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the head: and he burnt H6999 them upon the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:14 - And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt H6999 them upon the burnt offering on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:17 - And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt H6999 it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:20 - And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt H6999 the fat upon the altar:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:25 - And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn H6999 upon the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:6 - And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn H6999 the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:26 - And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn H6999 it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:40

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:40 - To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer H6999 incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:17 - But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn H6999 their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:15 - Also before they burnt H6999 the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:16 - And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail H6999 to burn H6999 the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:28 - And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn H6999 incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:3 - And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense H6999 in high places.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:25 - And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense H6999 upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:8 - And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense H6999 and sacrificed unto their gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:33 - So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense. H6999

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