1 Reis 3:5

5 Em Gibeão apareceu o Senhor a Salomão de noite em sonhos, e disse-lhe: Pede o que queres que eu te dê.

1 Reis 3:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 3:5

In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night,
&c.] This was not a common natural dream, but an extraordinary, divine, and supernatural one, a prophetic dream, a night vision, such as God used to speak in to his prophets; in which he had the full use of his reasoning powers, was under divine impressions, and in a spiritual frame of mind, and in the exercise of grace; it was not a mere dream that the Lord did appear to him, but he really did appear to him while sleeping and dreaming, by some display of his glory in some way or another:

and God said, ask what I shall give thee;
he did not hereby dream that God said to him, but he really did say this; bid him ask what he would and it should be given him; he knew what he designed to give, but he would have it asked of him, as he will be inquired of by all his people to do that for them which he has intended and provided for them; and it is encouragement enough for them to ask, since he has promised to give.

1 Reis 3:5 In-Context

3 E Salomão amava ao Senhor, andando nos estatutos de Davi, seu pai; exceto que nos altos oferecia sacrifícios e queimava incenso.

4 Foi, pois, o rei a Gibeão para oferecer sacrifícios ali, porque aquele era o principal dentre os altos; mil holocaustos sacrificou Salomão naquele altar.

5 Em Gibeão apareceu o Senhor a Salomão de noite em sonhos, e disse-lhe: Pede o que queres que eu te dê.

6 Respondeu Salomão: De grande benevolência usaste para com teu servo Dai, meu pai, porquanto ele andou diante de ti em verdade, em justiça, e em retidão de coração para contigo; e guardaste-lhe esta grande benevolência, e lhe deste um filho, que se assentasse no seu trono, como se vê neste dia.

7 Agora, pois, ó Senhor meu Deus, tu fizeste reinar teu servo em lugar de Davi, meu pai. E eu sou apenas um menino pequeno; nao sei como sair, nem como entrar.