Original sentence: From a critical point of view, Solomon's building of a temple for Yahweh should not be seen as an act resulting from particular devotion to Yahweh, since Solomon is also described as erecting temples for a number of other deities ().Indeed, the authorship of passages such as these within the Books of Kings is considered by textual scholars to be separate to the remainder of the text; these passages are seen as most probably the result of the Deuteronomist.Solomon's apparent initial devotion to Yahweh appearing in for example his dedication prayer () are seen by textual scholars as a product of a much later writer, Solomon being credited with the views only after Jerusalem had actually become the religious centre of the kingdom (rather than, for example, Shiloh, or Bethel)
Edited sentence: Since Solomon is also described as erecting temples for a number of other deities ().Solomon's apparent initial devotion to Yahweh appearing in for example his dedication prayer ().Solomon's building of the temple for Yahweh was as an act of particular devotion to Yahweh - an opportunity his father David was denied