2 Chronicles Chapter 1

1And SolomonH8010 the sonH1121 of DavidH1732 was strengthenedH2388 in his kingdomH4438, and Jehovah his GodH430 was with him, and magnifiedH1431 him exceedingly. 2And SolomonH8010 spake unto all IsraelH3478, to the captains of thousandsH505 and of hundredsH3967, and to the judgesH8199, and to every princeH8269 in all IsraelH3478, the headsH7218 of the fathers’H1 houses. 3So SolomonH8010, and all the assemblyH6951 with him, went to the highH1116 placeH1116 that wasH1961 at GibeonH1391; for there wasH1961 the tentH168 of meetingH4150 of GodH430, which MosesH4872 the servantH5650 of Jehovah had madeH6213 in the wildernessH4057. 4But the arkH727 of GodH430 had DavidH1732 broughtH5927 up from Kiriath-jearimH7157 to the place that DavidH1732 had preparedH3559 for it; for he had pitchedH5186 a tentH168 for it at JerusalemH3389. 5Moreover the brazen altarH4196, that BezalelH1212 the sonH1121 of UriH221, the sonH1121 of HurH2354, had madeH6213, was there before the tabernacleH4908 of Jehovah: and SolomonH8010 and the assemblyH6951 soughtH1875 unto it. 6And SolomonH8010 wentH5927 up thither to the brazen altarH4196 before Jehovah, which was at the tentH168 of meetingH4150, and offeredH5927 a thousandH505 burnt-offerings upon it.

7In that nightH3915 did GodH430 appearH7200 unto SolomonH8010, and saidH559 unto him, AskH7592 what I shall giveH5414 thee. 8And SolomonH8010 saidH559 unto GodH430, Thou hast showed greatH1419 lovingkindness unto DavidH1732 my fatherH1, and hast madeH6213 me kingH4427 in his stead. 9NowH6258, O Jehovah GodH430, let thy promise unto DavidH1732 my fatherH1 be establishedH539; for thou hast made me kingH4427 over a peopleH5971 like the dustH6083 of the earthH776 in multitude. 10GiveH5414 me nowH6258 wisdomH2451 and knowledgeH4093, that I may goH3318 out and comeH935 in before this peopleH5971; for who can judgeH8199 this thy peopleH5971, that is so greatH1419? 11And GodH430 saidH559 to SolomonH8010, Because this wasH1961 in thy heartH3824, and thou hast not askedH7592 richesH6239, wealthH6239, or honorH3519, nor the lifeH5315 of them that hateH8130 thee, neither yet hast askedH7592 long lifeH5315; but hast askedH7592 wisdomH2451 and knowledgeH4093 for thyself, that thou mayest judgeH8199 my peopleH5971, over whom I have made thee kingH4427: 12wisdomH2451 and knowledgeH4093 is granted unto thee; and I will giveH5414 thee richesH6239, and wealthH6239, and honorH3519, such as none of the kingsH4428 have had that have beenH1961 before thee; neither shall there any after thee have the like. 13So SolomonH8010 cameH935 from the highH1116 placeH1116 that was at GibeonH1391, from before the tentH168 of meetingH4150, unto JerusalemH3389; and he reignedH4427 over IsraelH3478.

14And SolomonH8010 gatheredH622 chariotsH7393 and horsemenH6571: and he had a thousandH505 and fourH702 hundredH3967 chariotsH7393, and twelve thousandH505 horsemenH6571, that he placed in the chariotH7393 citiesH5892, and with the kingH4428 at JerusalemH3389. 15And the kingH4428 madeH5414 silverH3701 and goldH2091 to be in JerusalemH3389 as stonesH68, and cedarsH730 madeH5414 he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundanceH7230. 16And the horsesH5483 which SolomonH8010 had were brought out of EgyptH4714; the king’sH4428 merchants receivedH3947 them in droves, each drove at a priceH4242. 17And they fetched up and broughtH3318 out of EgyptH4714 a chariotH4818 for sixH8337 hundredH3967 shekels of silverH3701, and a horseH5483 for a hundredH3967 and fiftyH2572: and soH3651 for all the kingsH4428 of the HittitesH2850, and the kingsH4428 of Syria, did they bringH3318 them out by their means.