1:7 That night God appeared 1 to Solomon and said to him, “Tell me 2 what I should give you.” 1:8 Solomon replied to God, “You demonstrated 3 great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place. 1:9 Now, Lord God, may your promise 4 to my father David be realized, 5 for you have made me king over a great nation as numerous as the dust of the earth.
1 tn Or “revealed himself.”
2 tn Heb “ask.”
3 tn Heb “did.”
5 tn Heb “you word.”
6 tn Or “be firm, established.”