2 Chronicles 1:8

8 And Solomon saith to God, `Thou hast done with David my father great kindness, and hast caused me to reign in his stead.

2 Chronicles 1:8 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 1:8

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 1:7)

2 Chronicles 1:8 In-Context

6 And Solomon goeth up thither, on the altar of brass, before Jehovah, that [is] at the tent of meeting, and causeth to ascend upon it a thousand burnt-offerings.
7 In that night hath God appeared to Solomon, and saith to him, `Ask -- what do I give to thee?'
8 And Solomon saith to God, `Thou hast done with David my father great kindness, and hast caused me to reign in his stead.
9 Now, O Jehovah God, is Thy word with David my father stedfast, for Thou hast caused me to reign over a people numerous as the dust of the earth;
10 now, wisdom and knowledge give to me, and I go out before this people, and I come in, for who doth judge this Thy great people?'
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