2 Chronicles
1
- Solomon son of David established himself
firmly over his kingdom, for the LORD his God was with him and made him exceedingly
great.
- Then Solomon spoke to all Israel -- to the
commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, to the judges and to all
the leaders in Israel, the heads of families --
- and Solomon and the whole assembly went
to the high place at Gibeon, for God's Tent of Meeting was there, which Moses
the LORD'S servant had made in the desert.
- Now David had brought up the ark of God
from Kiriath Jearim to the place he had prepared for it, because he had pitched
a tent for it in Jerusalem.
- But the bronze altar that Bezalel son of
Uri, the son of Hur, had made was in Gibeon in front of the tabernacle of
the LORD; so Solomon and the assembly inquired of him there.
- Solomon went up to the bronze altar before
the LORD in the Tent of Meeting and offered a thousand burnt offerings on
it.
- That night God appeared to Solomon and said
to him, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you."
- Solomon answered God, "You have shown
great kindness to David my father and have made me king in his place.
- Now, LORD God, let your promise to my father
David be confirmed, for you have made me king over a people who are as numerous
as the dust of the earth.
- Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may
lead this people, for who is able to govern this great people of yours ?"
- God said to Solomon, "Since this is
your heart's desire and you have not asked for wealth, riches or honor, nor
for the death of your enemies, and since you have not asked for a long life
but for wisdom and knowledge to govern my people over whom I have made you
king,
- therefore wisdom and knowledge will be given
you. And I will also give you wealth, riches and honor, such as no king who
was before you ever had and none after you will have."
- Then Solomon went to Jerusalem from the
high place at Gibeon, from before the Tent of Meeting. And he reigned over
Israel.
- Solomon accumulated chariots and horses;
he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses, which he kept
in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
- The king made silver and gold as common
in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the
foothills.
- Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt
and from Kue -- the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
- They imported a chariot from Egypt for six
hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. They also
exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and of the Arameans.
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