2 Chronicles 1:7

Solomon Prays for Wisdom

7 ¹In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask what I shall give you. ”

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 Moreover, the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of the Lord. And Solomon and the assembly sought it out.

6 And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before the Lord, which was at the tent of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it.

7 In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask what I shall give you. ”

8 And Solomon said to God, “You have shown great and steadfast love to David my father, and have made me king in his place.

9 O Lord God, let your word to David my father be now fulfilled, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

Cross References

• 1. 1:7 For ver. 7-12, see 1 Kgs. 3:5-14