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Text -- 2 Chronicles 1:6-17 (NET)
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1:6 Solomon went up to the bronze altar before the Lord which was at the meeting tent , and he offered up a thousand burnt sacrifices .
1:7 That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, “Tell me what I should give you.”
1:8 Solomon replied to God , “You demonstrated great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place .
1:9 Now , Lord God , may your promise to my father David be realized , for you have made me king over a great nation as numerous as the dust of the earth .
1:10 Now give me wisdom and discernment so I can effectively lead this nation . Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours.”
1:11 God said to Solomon , “Because you desire this , and did not ask for riches , wealth , and honor , or for vengeance on your enemies , and because you did not ask for long life , but requested wisdom and discernment so you can make judicial decisions for my people over whom I have made you king ,
1:12 you are granted wisdom and discernment . Furthermore I am giving you riches , wealth , and honor surpassing that of any king before or after you.”
1:13 Solomon left the meeting tent at the worship center in Gibeon and went to Jerusalem , where he reigned over Israel .
Solomon’s Wealth
1:14 Solomon accumulated chariots and horses . He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses . He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem .
1:15 The king made silver and gold as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones ; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the lowlands .
1:16 Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt and from Que ; the king’s traders purchased them from Que .
1:17 They paid 600 silver pieces for each chariot from Egypt , and 150 silver pieces for each horse . They also sold chariots and horses to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Syria .
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NET Notes: 2Ch 1:12 Heb “which was not so for the kings who were before you, and after you there will not be so.”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 1:13 Heb “and Solomon came from the high place which was in Gibeon [to] Jerusalem, from before the tent of meeting, and he reigned over Israel.”...
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NET Notes: 2Ch 1:14 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: 2Ch 1:16 Because Que is also mentioned, some prefer to see 1 Kgs 10:28-29 as a reference to Mutsur. Que and Mutsur were located in Cilicia or Cappadocia (in mo...
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