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1 Kings 9:2
2Then the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.
1 Kings 9:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.
- New International Version (NIV)the Lord appeared to him a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.
- English Standard Version (ESV)the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.
- New King James Version (NKJV)that the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.
Context of 1 Kings 9:2
1Solomon had finished building the Lord's temple and the king's palace. He had built everything that he had wanted to build. Then the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon. 3The Lord said to Solomon, ‘I have heard your prayer and how you have asked me to help you. I have made this temple that you have built a special place for me. People will worship me there for ever. I will always be there to watch over it. 4You must continue to serve me honestly and obey me, as your father David did. Do everything that I have commanded you to do. Obey my rules and my laws.
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וַיֵּרָ֧א יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה שֵׁנִ֑ית כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר נִרְאָ֥ה אֵלָ֖יו בְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Kings 9:2
- 1 Kings 3:5One night in Gibeon, the Lord showed himself to Solomon in a dream. God said, ‘Ask me to give you whatever you want.’
- 1 Kings 11:9So the Lord became angry with Solomon. Solomon had turned away from the Lord, Israel's God, who had appeared to Solomon twice.
- 2 Chronicles 1:7That night, God showed himself to Solomon. God said, ‘Ask me to give you whatever you want.’
- 2 Chronicles 7:12Then the Lord appeared to Solomon at night. He said to Solomon, ‘I have heard your prayer. I have chosen this place as my temple where people can offer sacrifices to me.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 9:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The Lord appeared to Solomon - The design of this appearance, which was in a dream, as that was at Gibeon, was to assure Solomon that God had accepted his service, and had taken that house for his dwelling-place, and would continue it, and establish him and his descendants upon the throne of Israel for ever, provided they served him with an upright heart; but, on the contrary, if they forsook him, he would abandon both them and his temple.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2This appearance is fixed by 1 Kings 9:1 to Solomon‘s twenty-fourth year, the year in which he completed his palace 1 Kings 6:37-38; 1 Kings 7:1. The fact seems to be that, though the temple was finished in Solomon‘s eleventh year, the dedication did not take place until his twenty-fourth year. The order of the narrative in Kings agrees with this view, since it interposes the account of the building of the palace 1 Kings 7:1-12, and of the making of the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The Lord had appeared to Solomon before, granting him wisdom (1 Kings 3:3–15). The author of Chronicles adds more details about God's blessings or judgment, based on the faithfulness of Solomon and Israel (2 Chronicles 7:11–22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. That--rather, "For." the Lord appeared--This appearance was, like the former one at Gibeon, most probably made in a supernatural vision, and on the night immediately following the dedication of the temple (2Ch 7:12). The strain of it corresponds to this view, for it consists of direct answers to his solemn inaugural prayer (1Ki 9:3 is in answer to 1Ki 8:29; 1Ki 9:4, 5 is in answer to 1Ki 8:25, 26; 1Ki 9:6-9 to 1Ki 8:33-46; see also De 29:22-24).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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