2 Chronicles 1:8

2 Chronicles 1:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.
• New International Version (NIV)Solomon answered God, “You have shown great kindness to David my father and have made me king in his place.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Solomon said to God, "You have shown great and steadfast love to David my father, and have made me king in his place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Solomon said to God: “You have shown great mercy to David my father, and have made me king in his place.

Context of 2 Chronicles 1:8

6Solomon went up to the bronze altar which was in front of the Lord's special tent. He offered 1,000 burnt offerings on the altar to the Lord. 7That night, God showed himself to Solomon. God said, ‘Ask me to give you whatever you want.’ Solomon answered God, ‘You always showed your faithful love to my father David. Now you have chosen me to be king after him. 9Now, Lord God, please do as you promised to my father David. You have chosen me to rule as king over a great nation with as many people as the dust on the ground. 10So please give me wisdom and knowledge, so that I can be a good leader of these people. I will only be able to rule this great nation of your people if you do that for me.’

2 Chronicles 1:8 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁלֹמֹה֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים אַתָּ֗ה עָשִׂ֛יתָ עִם־דָּוִ֥יד אָבִ֖י חֶ֣סֶד גָּד֑וֹל וְהִמְלַכְתַּ֖נִי תַּחְתָּֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• Thou hast shewedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• mercyחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• unto Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and hast made me to reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 1:8

• 2 Samuel 7:8So tell my servant David that the Lord Almighty says this: I took you from the fields where you were taking care of sheep. I took you from there to become the ruler of my people Israel.
• 2 Samuel 12:7Then Nathan said to David, ‘You are that man! This is what the Lord, Israel's God, says: “I chose you as king to rule over Israel. I saved you from Saul's power.
• 2 Samuel 22:51Yes, the Lord gives power to me, David, his king. He gives me great strength to win against my enemies. I am the special king that he has chosen. He will continue to be kind to me and to my descendants for ever.’
• 2 Samuel 23:1These are David's last words. The God that Jacob worshipped made Jesse's son David great. God chose him to rule Israel as king. He also wrote beautiful songs for the Israelites. This is David's message:
• Psalms 86:13I know that you love me very much with your faithful love. You will continue to keep my life safe, so that I do not go down into the deep hole of death.
• Psalms 89:20I have found David, my servant. I have poured my special oil on him, to make him king.
• Isaiah 55:3Come to me and listen carefully. If you accept my teaching, you will have real life! Then I will make a covenant with you, to be my people. My promise will continue for ever, like the promise that I made to King David.
• 1 Chronicles 28:5The Lord has given me many sons. Now he has chosen my son Solomon from among them to rule over his kingdom, Israel.
• 1 Chronicles 29:23So Solomon sat on the Lord's throne as king, in his father David's place. Everything went well for him as king. All the people in Israel obeyed him.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 1:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 The verbal differences between this passage and the corresponding one of Kings 1 Kings 3:5-14 are very considerable, and indicate the general truth that the object of the sacred historians is to give a true account of the real bearing of what was said: not ordinarily to furnish us with all or the exact words that were uttered. The most important point omitted in Chronicles, and supplied by Kings, is the conditional promise of long life made to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-12See “Solomon’s Wisdom” Theme Note.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 1:8

• Communion
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 1

• 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
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings