2 Chronicles 1:7

7 Lo! forsooth in that night God appeared to him, and said, Ask that that thou wilt, that I give to thee (Ask what thou wilt, that I give it to thee).

2 Chronicles 1:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 1:7

In that night did God appear unto Solomon
From hence to the end of ( 2 Chronicles 1:12 ) it is the same with ( 1 Kings 3:5-13 ) . (See Gill on 1 Kings 3:5) (See Gill on 1 Kings 3:6) (See Gill on 1 Kings 3:7) (See Gill on 1 Kings 3:8) (See Gill on 1 Kings 3:9) (See Gill on 1 Kings 3:10) (See Gill on 1 Kings 3:11) (See Gill on 1 Kings 3:12) (See Gill on 1 Kings 3:13) (See Gill on 1 Kings 3:14) (See Gill on 1 Kings 3:15)

2 Chronicles 1:7 In-Context

5 And the brazen altar, which Bezaleel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of the Lord; which also Solomon and all the church sought. (And the bronze altar, which Bezaleel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was there in front of the Tabernacle of the Lord; and Solomon and all the congregation sought the Lord at that altar.)
6 And Solomon went up to the brazen altar, before the tabernacle of the bond of peace of the Lord, and offered in it a thousand sacrifices. (And Solomon went up to the bronze altar, before the Tabernacle of the Covenant of the Lord, and offered on it a thousand sacrifices.)
7 Lo! forsooth in that night God appeared to him, and said, Ask that that thou wilt, that I give to thee (Ask what thou wilt, that I give it to thee).
8 And Solomon said to God, Thou hast done great mercy with David, my father, and hast ordained me king for him. (And Solomon said to God, Thou hast shown great love for my father David, and hast made me king in his place.)
9 Now therefore, Lord God, thy word be fulfilled, which thou promisedest to David, my father; for thou hast made me king upon thy great people, which is so unnumberable as the dust of [the] earth. (And so now, Lord God, let thy word be fulfilled, which thou hast promised to my father David; for thou hast made me king upon thy great people, who be as innumerable as the dust of the earth.)
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