2 Chronicles 1

Solomon Worships at Gibeon

1 a Solomon the son of David established himself in his kingdom, b and the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great.

2 Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the c commanders of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to all the leaders in all Israel, the heads of fathers' houses. 3 And Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to d the high place that was at Gibeon, e for f the tent of meeting of God, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness, was there. 4 g (But David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place that David had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.) 5 Moreover, h the bronze altar that i Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of the Lord. And Solomon and the assembly j sought it 1 out. 6 And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before the Lord, which was at the tent of meeting, k and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it.

Solomon Prays for Wisdom

7 l In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, "Ask what I shall give you." 8 And Solomon said to God, "You have shown great and steadfast love to David my father, m and have made me king in his place. 9 O Lord God, n let your word to David my father be now fulfilled, for you have made me king over a people as numerous o as the dust of the earth. 10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge to p go out and come in before this people, for who can govern this people of yours, which is so great?" 11 God answered Solomon, "Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked q possessions, wealth, honor, or the life of those who hate you, and have not even asked long life, but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself that you may govern my people over whom I have made you king, 12 wisdom and knowledge are granted to you. I will also give you q riches, possessions, and honor, r such as none of the kings had who were before you, and none after you shall have the like." 13 So Solomon came from 2 the s high place at Gibeon, from before t the tent of meeting, to Jerusalem. And he reigned over Israel.

Solomon Given Wealth

14 u Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. v He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed w in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 15 And the king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah. 16 And Solomon's import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king's traders would buy them from Kue for a price. 17 They imported a chariot from Egypt for 600 shekels 3 of silver, and a horse for 150. Likewise through them these were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.

  1. Cross References
    1 Kings 2:46
    Then the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck him down, and he died. So the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
  2. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 29:25
    And the Lord made Solomon very great in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
  3. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 27:1
    This is the number of the people of Israel, the heads of fathers' houses, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all matters concerning the divisions that came and went, month after month throughout the year, each division numbering 24,000:
  4. Cross References
    1 Kings 3:4
    And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place. Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
  5. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 16:39
    And he left Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon
    1 Chronicles 21:29
    For the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering were at that time in the high place at Gibeon.
  6. Cross References
    Exodus 29:10
    Then you shall bring the bull before the tent of meeting. Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull.
    Leviticus 10:7
    And do not go outside the entrance of the tent of meeting, lest you die, for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you." And they did according to the word of Moses.
    Numbers 14:10
    Then all the congregation said to stone them with stones. But the glory of the Lord appeared at the tent of meeting to all the people of Israel.
  7. Cross References
    2 Samuel 6:2 - 17
    And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale-judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the Lord of hosts who sits enthroned on the cherubim.
    1 Chronicles 15:25 - 16:1
    So David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-edom with rejoicing.
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 27:1 - 2
    You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits broad. The altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits.
    Exodus 38:1 - 2
    He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. Five cubits was its length, and five cubits its breadth. It was square, and three cubits was its height.
  9. Cross References
    Exodus 31:2
    See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
  10. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 13:3
    Then let us bring again the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul.
  11. Cross References
    1 Kings 3:4
    And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place. Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
  12. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 1:7 - 12
    In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, "Ask what I shall give you.
    1 Kings 3:5 - 14
    At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, "Ask what I shall give you.
  13. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 28:5
    And of all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons) he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
  14. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 6:17
    Now therefore, O Lord, God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David.
    1 Kings 8:26
    Now therefore, O God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David my father.
  15. Cross References
    Genesis 13:16
    I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted.
  16. Cross References
    Numbers 27:17
    Who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be as sheep that have no shepherd.
    Deuteronomy 31:2
    And he said to them, "I am 120 years old today. I am no longer able to go out and come in. The Lord has said to me, 'You shall not go over this Jordan.
  17. Cross References
    Ecclesiastes 5:19
    Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil - this is the gift of God.
    Ecclesiastes 6:2
    A man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity; it is a grievous evil.
  18. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 1:11
    God answered Solomon, "Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked possessions, wealth, honor, or the life of those who hate you, and have not even asked long life, but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself that you may govern my people over whom I have made you king.
  19. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 9:22
    Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
    1 Chronicles 29:25
    And the Lord made Solomon very great in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
  20. Cross References
    1 Kings 3:4
    And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place. Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
  21. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 1:3
    And Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon, for the tent of meeting of God, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness, was there.
  22. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 1:14 - 17
    Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
    2 Chronicles 9:25 - 28
    And Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
    1 Kings 10:26 - 29
    And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
  23. Cross References
    1 Kings 4:26
    Solomon also had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.
  24. Cross References
    1 Kings 9:19
    And all the store cities that Solomon had, and the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
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