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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.” 1:13 Solomon <08010> left <0935> the meeting <04150> tent <0168> at the worship center <01116> in Gibeon <01391> and went to Jerusalem <03389>, where <0834> he reigned <04427> over <05921> Israel <03478>. 1:14 Solomon <08010> accumulated <0622> chariots <07393> and horses <06571>. He had <01961> 1,400 <03967> <0702> <0505> chariots <07393> and 12,000 <0505> <06240> <08147> horses <06571>. He kept <03240> them in assigned cities <05892> and in <05973> Jerusalem <03389>.

• 2Ch 1:1-13 -- The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom
• 2Ch 1:14-17 -- Solomon's Wealth

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• Gibeon

  [ebd] hill-city, "one of the royal cities, greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty" (Josh. 10:2). Its inhabitants were Hivites (11:19). It lay within the territory of Benjamin, and became a priest-city (18:25; 21:17)....
  [isbe] GIBEON - gib'-e-un (gibh`on): One of the royal cities of the Hivites (Josh 9:7). It was a greater city than Ai; and its inhabitants were reputed mighty men (Josh 10:2). It fell within the territory allotted to Benjamin (Josh...
  [nave] GIBEON 1. A city of the Hivites, Josh. 9:3, 17; 2 Sam. 21:2. The people of, adroitly draw Joshua into a treaty, Josh. 9. Made servants by the Israelites, when their sharp practice was discovered, Josh. 9:27. The sun stand...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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; ...
  

• Uri

  [isbe] URI - u'-ri, oo'-ri (uri (uwri in 1 Ki 4:19), "fiery," unless the word be contracted for 'uriyah, "Uriah"): (1) Son of Hur, and father of Bezalel (Ex 31:2; 35:30; 38:22; 1 Ch 2:20; 2 Ch 1:5). (2) Father of Geber, one of Solo...
  [smith] (fiery). The father of Bezaleel, one of the architects of the tabernacle. (Exodus 31:2; 35:30; 38:22; 1 Chronicles 2:20; 2 Chronicles 1:5) He was of the tribe of Judah, and grandson of Caleb ben-Hezron. (B.C. 1491.) Th...
  [nave] URI Ex. 31:2; 35:30; 38:22; 1 Kin. 4:19; 1 Chr. 2:20; 2 Chr. 1:5; Ezra 10:24
  

• Hur

  [ebd] a hole, as of a viper, etc. (1.) A son of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:19, 50; 4:1, 4; comp. 2 Chr. 1:5). (2.) The husband of Miriam, Moses' sister (Ex. 17:10-12). He was associated with Aaron in charge of the people when Moses was absen...
  [isbe] HUR - hur (chur): (1) A prominent official in Israel. With Aaron he held up Moses' hands during the battle against the Amalekites (Ex 17:10,12) and assisted him as judicial head of the people during Moses' stay in the mount ...
  [nave] HUR 1. An Israelite who assisted in supporting Moses's hands during battle, Ex. 17:10, 12; 24:14. 2. A son of Caleb, Ex. 31:2; 35:30; 38:22; 1 Chr. 2:19, 20; 2 Chr. 1:5. 3. A king of Midian, Num. 31:8; Josh. 13:21. 4. Cal...
  

• Prayer

  [nave] PRAYER. Index of Sub-topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Answer to, Promised; Answered, Instances of Answered; Confession in; Importunity in, Instances of Importunity in; Intercessor...
  

• 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...
  

• Chariot

  [ebd] a vehicle generally used for warlike purposes. Sometimes, though but rarely, it is spoken of as used for peaceful purposes. The first mention of the chariot is when Joseph, as a mark of distinction, was placed in Pharaoh's s...
  [nave] CHARIOT For war, Ex. 14:7, 9, 25; Josh. 11:4; 1 Sam. 13:5; 1 Kin. 20:1, 25; 2 Kin. 6:14; 2 Chr. 12:2, 3; Psa. 20:7; 46:9; Jer. 46:9; 47:3; 51:21; Joel 2:5; Nah. 2:3, 4; 3:2. Wheels of Pharaoh's, providentially taken off, Ex...
  

• 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...
  

• Blessing

  [nave] BLESSING For blessing before eating, See: Prayer, Thanksgiving Before Taking Food. See also Benedictions. Responsive Blessings of the Law Deut. 28:1-14 For the responsive Curses of the law, See: Curse. Divine, Contingent...
  

• 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 ...
  

• 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...
  

• KIRJATHJEARIM

  [smith] (the city of forests), first mentioned as one of the four cities of the Gibeonites, (Joshua 9:17) it next occurs as one of the landmarks of the northern boundary of Judah, ch (Joshua 15:9) and as the point at which the wester...
  

• Armies

  [nave] ARMIES Who of the Israelites were subject to service in, Num. 1:2, 3; 26:2; 2 Chr. 25:5; who were exempt from service in, Num. 1:47-50; 2:33; Deut. 20:5-9; Judg. 7:3. Enumeration of Israel's military forces, Num. 1:2, 3; 26...
  

• High Places

  [nave] HIGH PLACES A term used to describe places of worship, Gen. 12:8; 22:2, 14; 31:54; 1 Sam. 9:12; 2 Sam. 24:25; 1 Kin. 3:2, 4; 18:30, 38; 1 Chr. 16:39; 2 Chr. 1:3; 33:17. Signify a place of idolatrous worship, Num. 22:41; 1 K...
  

• Kirjath-jearim

  [nave] KIRJATH-JEARIM, called also Baalah, one of the four cities of the Gibeonites. Inhabitants of, not killed, on account of the covenant made by the Israelites with the Gibeonites, but put under servitude, Josh. 9:17, with verses...
  

• Wisdom

  [nave] WISDOM Of Joseph, Gen. 41:16, 25-39; Acts 7:10. Of Moses, Acts 7:22. Of Bezaleel, Ex. 31:3-5; 35:31-35; 36:1. Of Aholiab, Ex. 31:6; 35:34, 35; 36:1; of other skilled artisans, Ex. 36:2; of women, Ex. 35:26. Of Hiram, 1 K...
  

• 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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• Is there a contradiction between 2 Samuel 24:9 and 1 Chronicles 21:5, when the number of soldiers Joab counts comes up different?
  The Bible does contain a number of apparent contradictions. Believing in the inspiration and inerrancy of the Word of God we know that all of these can be reconciled. It may be that a complete explanation will not come until ...

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