1 Kings 3:5

5 At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”

1 Kings 3:5 in Other Translations

KJV
5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
ESV
5 At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, "Ask what I shall give you."
NLT
5 That night the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!”
MSG
5 That night, there in Gibeon, God appeared to Solomon in a dream: God said, "What can I give you? Ask."
CSB
5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, "Ask. What should I give you?"

1 Kings 3:5 In-Context

3 Solomon showed his love for the LORD by walking according to the instructions given him by his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.
4 The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
5 At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”
6 Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
7 “Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties.

Cross References 3

  • 1. 1 Kings 9:2; 1 Kings 11:9
  • 2. S Matthew 27:19; Numbers 12:6; Matthew 1:20
  • 3. S Matthew 7:7
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