1 Kings 9:2

2 The LORD appeared to him a second time. He had already appeared to him at Gibeon.

1 Kings 9:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 9:2

That the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time
Junius and Tremellius read this verse with the following, to the end of the ninth, in a parenthesis, and render this clause, "for the Lord had appeared" and Piscator translates it, "moreover the Lord appeared" as beginning a distinct narrative from the former; and indeed if the words are to be connected with the preceding, as in our version, this appearance must be thirteen years after the building of the temple, which is not probable; but rather it was the night after the dedication of it, when an answer was returned to Solomon's prayer in the preceding chapter; for that it should be deferred twelve or thirteen years is not reasonable to suppose; and this appearance was the second of the kind and manner:

as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon;
in a dream and a vision, and by night, ( 1 Kings 3:5 ) , see ( 2 Chronicles 7:12 ) .

1 Kings 9:2 In-Context

1 Solomon finished building the LORD's temple and the royal palace. He had accomplished everything he had planned to do.

2 The LORD appeared to him a second time. He had already appeared to him at Gibeon.

3 The LORD said to him, "I have heard you pray to me. I have heard you ask me to show you my favor. You have built this temple. I have set it apart for myself. My Name will be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

4 "But you must walk with me, just as your father David did. Your heart must be honest. It must be without blame. Do everything I command you to do. Obey my rules and laws.

5 Then I will set up your royal throne over Israel forever. I promised your father David I would do that. I said to him, 'You will always have a man on the throne of Israel.'