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2 Chronicles 1:7
7That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”
2 Chronicles 1:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, "Ask what I shall give you."
- New King James Version (NKJV)On that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask! What shall I give you?”
- New Living Translation (NLT)That night God appeared to Solomon and said, “What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!”
Context of 2 Chronicles 1:7
5But the bronze altar that Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made was in Gibeon in front of the tabernacle of the Lord; so Solomon and the assembly inquired of him there. 6Solomon went up to the bronze altar before the Lord in the tent of meeting and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it. That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.” 8Solomon answered God, “You have shown great kindness to David my father and have made me king in his place. 9Now, Lord God, let your promise to my father David be confirmed, for you have made me king over a people who are as numerous as the dust of the earth.
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בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֔וּא נִרְאָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים לִשְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ שְׁאַ֖ל מָ֥ה אֶתֶּן־לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 1:7
- 1 Kings 3:5At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”
- Proverbs 3:5Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
- Matthew 7:7“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
- Mark 10:36“What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.
- John 16:23In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.
- 1 John 5:14This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 1:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7In that night - The night following the sacrifice. On Solomon's choice, see the notes on 1 Kings 3:5-15; (note).Read the comment
- 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
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. In that night did God appear unto Solomon--(See on 1Ki 3:5). 2Ch 1:14-17. His Strength and Wealth.Read the comment
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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
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