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1:1 Solomon <08010> son <01121> of David <01732> solidified <02388> his royal authority <04438>, for the Lord <03068> his God <0430> was with <05973> him and magnified <01431> him greatly <04605>. 1:2 Solomon <08010> addressed <0559> all <03605> Israel <03478>, including those who commanded units <08269> of a thousand <0505> and a hundred <03967>, the judges <08199>, and all <03605> the leaders <05387> of all <03605> Israel <03478> who were heads <07218> of families <01>. 1:3 Solomon <08010> and the entire <03605> assembly <06951> went <01980> to <05973> the worship center <01116> in Gibeon <01391>, for <03588> the tent <0168> where they met <04150> God <0430> was located <01961> there, which <0834> Moses <04872> the Lord’s <03068> servant <05650> had made <06213> in the wilderness <04057>. 1:4 (Now <061> David <01732> had brought up <05927> the ark <0727> of God <0430> from Kiriath Jearim <07157> to the place he <01732> had prepared <03559> for it, for <03588> he <01732> had pitched <05186> a tent <0168> for it in Jerusalem <03389>. 1:5 But the bronze <05178> altar <04196> made <06213> by Bezalel <01212> son <01121> of Uri <0221>, son <01121> of Hur <02354>, was in front <06440> of the Lord’s <03068> tabernacle <04908>. Solomon <08010> and the entire assembly <06951> prayed <01875> to him there.) 1:6 Solomon <08010> went up <05927> to <05921> the bronze <05178> altar <04196> before <06440> the Lord <03068> which <0834> was at the meeting <04150> tent <0168>, and he offered up <05927> a thousand <0505> burnt sacrifices <05930>. 1:7 That <01931> night <03915> God <0430> appeared <07200> to Solomon <08010> and said <0559> to him, “Tell <07592> me what <04100> I should give <05414> you.” 1:8 Solomon <08010> replied <0559> to God <0430>, “You <0859> demonstrated <06213> great <01419> loyalty <02617> to <05973> my father <01> David <01732> and have made <04427> me king <04427> in his place <08478>. 1:9 Now <06258>, Lord <03069> God <0430>, may your promise <01697> to <05973> my father <01> David <01732> be realized <0539>, for <03588> you <0859> have made me king <04427> over <05921> a great nation <05971> as numerous <07227> as the dust <06083> of the earth <0776>. 1:10 Now <06258> give <05414> me wisdom <02451> and discernment <04093> so I can effectively lead <0935> this <02088> nation <05971>. Otherwise <03588> no one <04310> is able to make judicial decisions <08199> for this <02088> great <01419> nation <05971> of yours.” 1:11 God <0430> said <0559> to Solomon <08010>, “Because <03282> you desire <03824> this <02063>, and did not <03808> ask <07592> for riches <06239>, wealth <05233>, and honor <03519>, or for vengeance on your enemies <08130> <05315>, and <01571> because you did not <03808> ask <07592> for long <07227> life <03117>, but requested <07592> wisdom <02451> and discernment <04093> so <0834> you can make judicial <08199> decisions for my people <05971> over <05921> whom <0834> I have made <04427> you king <04427>, 1:12 you are granted <05414> wisdom <02451> and discernment <04093>. Furthermore I am giving <05414> you riches <06239>, wealth <05233>, and honor <03519> surpassing that <03651> <0834> of any king <04428> before <06440> or after <0310> you.”

• 2Ch 1:1-13 -- The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom

• WEALTH, WEALTHY

  [isbe] WEALTH, WEALTHY - welth, wel'-thi (hon, chayil, nekhacim; euporia, "to possess riches," "to be in a position of ease" (Jer 49:31)): The possession of wealth is not regarded as sinful, but, on the contrary, was looked upon as...
  

• Tabernacle

  [ebd] (1.) A house or dwelling-place (Job 5:24; 18:6, etc.). (2.) A portable shrine (comp. Acts 19:24) containing the image of Moloch (Amos 5:26; marg. and R.V., "Siccuth"). (3.) The human body (2 Cor. 5:1, 4); a tent, as opposed ...
  [nave] TABERNACLE One existed before Moses received the pattern authorized on Mount Sinai, Ex. 33:7-11. The one instituted by Moses was called Sanctuary, Ex. 25:8; Tabernacle, Ex. 27:21; 33:7; 2 Chr. 5:5; of Testimony, Ex. 38:21; ...
  

• TENT

  [isbe] TENT - tent ('ohel; skene; 'ohel is a derivative of 'ahal, "to be clear," "to shine"; hence, 'ohel, "to be conspicuous from a distance"): In the great stretches of uncultivated lands in the interior of Syria or Arabia, which...
  

• Solomon

  [ebd] peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David's second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father on the throne in early man...
  [isbe] SOLOMON - sol'-o-mun (shelomoh; New Testament Solomon): I. EARLY LIFE 1. Name and Meaning 2. Sources 3. Birth and Upbringing 4. His Accession 5. Closing Days of David II. REIGN OF SOLOMON 1. His Vision 2. His Policy 3. Its R...
  [nave] SOLOMON Son of David by Bathsheba, 2 Sam. 12:24; 1 Kin. 1:13, 17, 21. Named Jedidiah, by Nathan the prophet, 2 Sam. 12:24, 25. Ancestor of Joseph, Matt. 1:6. Succeeds David to the throne of Israel, 1 Kin. 1:11-48; 2:12; 1...
  

• SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 2

  [isbe] SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 2 - V. The Mosaic Sacrificial System. 1. The Covenant Sacrifice: The fundamental function of Moses' work was to establish the covenant between Israel and God. This important transaction took ...
  

• PALESTINE, 2

  [isbe] PALESTINE, 2 - III. Palestine in the Historic Books of the Old Testament. 1. Book of Joshua: Joshua is the great geographical book of the Old Testament; and the large majority of the 600 names of places, rivers and mountains...
  

• LIKE; LIKEN; LIKENESS; LIKING

  [isbe] LIKE; LIKEN; LIKENESS; LIKING - lik, lik'-n, lik'-nes, lik'-ing: (1) As a noun, "like" in modern English is virtually obsolete, except in the phrase "and the like," which is not found in English Versions of the Bible. "The l...
  

• LEVITICUS, 2

  [isbe] LEVITICUS, 2 - III. Origin. 1. Against the Wellhausen Hypothesis: As in the article ATONEMENT, DAY OF, sec. I, 2, (2), we took a stand against the modern attempts at splitting up the text, and in III, 1 against theory of the...
  

• KIRIATH-JEARIM

  [isbe] KIRIATH-JEARIM - kir-i-ath je'-a-rim, kir-i-ath je-a'-rim (qiryath-ye`-arim, "city of thickets"; Septuagint he polis Iareim; the King James Version Kirjathjearim): One of the four chief cities of the Gibeonites (Josh 9:17); ...
  

• HIGH PLACE

  [isbe] HIGH PLACE - 1. General: (1) "High place" is the normal translation of bamah, a word that means simply "elevation" (Jer 26:18; Ezek 36:2, etc.; compare the use in Job 9:8 of the waves of the sea. For the plural as a proper n...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• GOVERNOR

  [isbe] GOVERNOR - guv'-er-ner: The word "governor" is employed in English Versions of the Bible in rendering a great variety of Hebrew and Greek words. In certain cases strict consistency is neither observed nor possible. 1. In the...
  

• GOLD

  [isbe] GOLD - gold (zahabh; chrusos): 1. Terms: No metal has been more frequently mentioned in Old Testament writings than gold, and none has had more terms applied to it. Among these terms the one most used is zahabh. The Arabic e...
  

• EXODUS, THE BOOK OF, 3-4

  [isbe] EXODUS, THE BOOK OF, 3-4 - III. Historical Character. 1. General Consideration: The fact that extra-Israelitish and especially Egyptian sources that can lay claim to historical value have reported nothing authentic concernin...
  

• ECCLESIASTES, THE PREACHER

  [isbe] ECCLESIASTES, THE PREACHER - e-kle-zi-as'-tez, or (qoheleth; Ekklesiastes, perhaps "member of assembly"; see below): 1. Structure of the Book 2. The Contents 3. Composite Authorship? 4. Qoheleth 5. "King in Jerusalem" 6. Dat...
  

• Communion

  [nave] COMMUNION. With God Psa. 16:7; John 14:16-18, 23; 1 Cor. 10:16; 2 Cor. 6:16; 2 Cor. 13:14; Gal. 4:6; Phil. 2:1, 2; 1 John 1:3; Rev. 3:20 See: Fellowship. Instances of Enoch, Gen. 5:22, 24. Noah, Gen. 6:9, 13-22; 8:15-17...
  

• CRITICISM

  [isbe] CRITICISM - (The Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis) I. PRELIMINARY 1. Thesis 2. Historical Perspective 3. Inspiration and Criticism II. THE LEGISLATION 1. Groups 2. Covenant Code 3. The Sanctuary 4. Kinds of Sacrifice 5. Sacrifice ...
  

• Butler

  [ebd] properly a servant in charge of the wine (Gen. 40:1-13; 41:9). The Hebrew word, mashkeh, thus translated is rendered also (plural) "cup-bearers" (1 Kings 10:5; 2 Chr. 9:4). Nehemiah (1:11) was cup-bearer to king Artaxerxes. ...
  

• BEZALEL

  [isbe] BEZALEL - bez'-a-lel (betsal'el, "in the shadow (protection) of 'El (God)"; Beseleel; the King James Version Bezaleel): (1) A master workman under Moses; son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. Yahweh gave him especia...
  

• Amon

  [ebd] builder. (1.) The governor of Samaria in the time of Ahab. The prophet Micaiah was committed to his custody (1 Kings 22:26; 2 Chr. 18:25). (2.) The son of Manasseh, and fourteenth king of Judah. He restored idolatry, and set...
  

• Solomon's Dream at Gibeon

  

• [2Ch 1:12] O Grant Us Light

  O grant us light, that we may know The wisdom Thou alone canst give, That truth may guide where’er we go, And virtue bless where’er we live. O grant us light, that we may see Where error lurks in human lore, And turn our doubting minds to Thee, And love Thy simple Word the more. O grant us light, that we may learn, How dead is life from Thee apart, How sure is joy for all who turn To Thee an undivided heart. O grant us light, in grief and pain, To lift our burdened hearts above, That truth may guide where’er we go, And virtue bless where’er we live. O grant us light, when, soon or late, All earthly scenes shall pass away, In Thee to find the open gate To deathless home and endless day.

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