1 Reis 3:5

5 Em Gibeom o SENHOR apareceu a Salomão num sonho, à noite, e lhe disse: “Peça-me o que quiser, e eu darei a você”.

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 Salomão amava o SENHOR, o que demonstrava andando de acordo com os decretos do seu pai, Davi; mas oferecia sacrifícios e queimava incenso nos lugares sagrados.

4 O rei Salomão foi a Gibeom para oferecer sacrifícios, pois ali ficava o principal lugar sagrado, e ofereceu naquele altar mil holocaustos.

5 Em Gibeom o SENHOR apareceu a Salomão num sonho, à noite, e lhe disse: “Peça-me o que quiser, e eu darei a você”.

6 Salomão respondeu: “Tu foste muito bondoso para com o teu servo, o meu pai, Davi, pois ele foi fiel a ti, e foi justo e reto de coração. Tu mantiveste grande bondade para com ele e lhe deste um filho que hoje se assenta no seu trono.

7 “Agora, SENHOR, meu Deus, fizeste o teu servo reinar em lugar de meu pai, Davi. Mas eu não passo de um jovem e não sei o que fazer.