2Chronicles - Chapter 1 | New King James Version

  • 1. Now Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and exalted him exceedingly.
  • 2. And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to every leader in all Israel, the heads of the fathers' houses.
  • 3. Then Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for the tabernacle of meeting with God was there, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness.
  • 4. But David had brought up the ark of God from Kirjath Jearim to the place David had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.
  • 5. Now the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put {cf2super [1]} before the tabernacle of the Lord; Solomon and the assembly sought Him there.
  • 6. And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before the Lord, which was at the tabernacle of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it.
  • 7. On that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, "Ask! What shall I give you?"
  • 8. And Solomon said to God: "You have shown great mercy to David my father, and have made me king in his place.
  • 9. Now, O Lord God, let Your promise to David my father be established, for You have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
  • 10. Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this great people of Yours?"
  • 11. And God said to Solomon: "Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches or wealth or honor or the life of your enemies, nor have you asked long life--but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge My people over whom I have made you king--
  • 12. wisdom and knowledge are granted to you; and I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings have had who were before you, nor shall any after you have the like."
  • 13. So Solomon came to Jerusalem from the high place that was at Gibeon, from before the tabernacle of meeting, and reigned over Israel.
  • 14. And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
  • 15. Also the king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland.
  • 16. And Solomon had horses imported from Egypt and Keveh; the king's merchants bought them in Keveh at the current price.
  • 17. They also acquired and imported from Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty; thus, through their agents, {cf2super [2]} they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.
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