2 Chronicles 1

And ^aSolomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and ^bthe Lord his God was with him, and ^cmagnified him exceedingly. ²Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to ^dthe captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers. ³So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to ^ethe high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, ^fwhich Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness. ^4gBut the ark of God had David brought up from ^hKirjath-jearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem. ⁵Moreover ⁱthe brasen altar, that ^jBezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the Lord: and Solomon and the congregation ^ksought unto it. ⁶And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the Lord, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and ^loffered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.

^7mIn that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee. ⁸And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead. ⁹Now, O Lord God, let thy promise unto David my father ⁿbe established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. ¹⁰Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great? ¹¹And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, ^owealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king: ¹²wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and ^owealth, and honour, such as ^pnone of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.

¹³Then Solomon came from his journey to ^qthe high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel. ^14rAnd Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and ^she had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in ^tthe chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. ¹⁵And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance. ¹⁶And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price. ¹⁷And they fetcht up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.

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