A common misinterpretation views the 'high place at Gibeon' as an illegitimate or pagan worship site, akin to those later condemned in the prophets, but contextually it refers to the legitimate Mosaic tabernacle, the central sanctuary before the temple era; another error assumes the full tabernacle including the ark was there, whereas the ark had been moved to Jerusalem by David, with only the tent remaining at Gibeon, potentially leading to confusion about Israel's worship practices during this transitional period.
II Chronicles 1:3
King James Version (1769)
3 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.
This verse depicts Solomon leading the entire assembly of Israel to the high place at Gibeon, the location of the tabernacle of meeting that Moses had constructed in the wilderness, highlighting Solomon's commitment to centralized worship at the sanctioned site of God's presence before the temple's construction in Jerusalem, where the ark would later be housed separately; it underscores themes of continuity in covenantal worship, national unity under godly leadership, and preparation for Solomon's pivotal encounter with God to request wisdom.