2 Chronicles 1
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The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom
1 Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority,#tn Heb “and Solomon son of David strengthened himself over his kingdom.” for#tn The disjunctive clause (note the vav [ו] + subject pattern) probably has a causal nuance here. the Lord his God was with him and magnified him greatly.
2 Solomon addressed all Israel, including those who commanded units of a thousand and a hundred, the judges, and all the leaders of all Israel who were heads of families. 3 Solomon and the entire assembly went to the worship center#tn Or “high place.” in Gibeon, for the tent where they met God#tn Heb “the tent of meeting of God.” was located there, which Moses the Lord’s servant had made in the wilderness. 4 (Now David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim to the place he had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.#map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4. 5 But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, was in front of the Lord’s tabernacle.#sn The tabernacle was located in Gibeon; see 1 Chr 21:29. Solomon and the entire assembly prayed to him#tn Heb “sought [or “inquired of”] him.” there.) 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.
7 That night God appeared#tn Or “revealed himself.” to Solomon and said to him, “Tell me#tn Heb “ask.” what I should give you.” 8 Solomon replied to God, “You demonstrated#tn Heb “did.” great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place. 9 Now, Lord God, may your promise#tn Heb “you word.” to my father David be realized,#tn Or “be firm, established.” for you have made me king over a great nation as numerous as the dust of the earth. 10 Now give me wisdom and discernment so#tn The cohortative with prefixed vav (ו) following the imperative here indicates purpose/result. I can effectively lead this nation.#tn Heb “so I may go out before this nation and come in.” The expression “go out…and come in” here means “to lead” (see HALOT 425 s.v. יצא qal.4). Otherwise#tn Heb “for.” The word “otherwise” is used to reflect the logical sense of the statement. no one is able#tn Heb “who is able?” The rhetorical question anticipates the answer, “no one.” to make judicial decisions for#tn Heb “to judge.” this great nation of yours.”#tn Heb “these numerous people of yours.”
11 God said to Solomon, “Because you desire this,#tn Heb “because this was in your heart.” and did not ask for riches, wealth, and honor, or for vengeance on your enemies,#tn Heb “the life of those who hate you.” and because you did not ask for long life,#tn Heb “many days.” but requested wisdom and discernment so you can make judicial decisions for my people over whom I have made you king, 12 you are granted wisdom and discernment.#tn Heb “wisdom and discernment are given to you.” Furthermore I am giving you riches, wealth, and honor surpassing that of any king before or after you.”#tn Heb “which was not so for the kings who were before you, and after you there will not be so.”
13 Solomon left the meeting tent at the worship center in Gibeon and went to Jerusalem, where he reigned over Israel.#tn 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.”
Solomon’s Wealth
14 Solomon accumulated#tn Or “gathered.” chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem.#tn Heb “he placed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.”map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4. 15 The king made silver and gold as plentiful#tn The words “as plentiful” are supplied in the translation for clarification. in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was#tn Heb “he made.” as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the lowlands.#tn Heb “as the sycamore fig trees which are in the Shephelah.” 16 Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt#sn 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 modern southern Turkey). See HALOT 625 s.v. מִצְרַיִם. and from Que; the king’s traders purchased them from Que. 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.#tn Heb “and they brought up and brought out from Egypt a chariot for 600 silver (pieces), and a horse for 150, and in the same way to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram by their hand they brought out.”
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2 Chronicles 1
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Solomon Worships at Gibeon
1And Solomon the son of David strengthened himself concerning his kingdom, and Yahweh his God was with him and made him exceedingly great. 2And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to all the leaders for all Israel, the heads of the families.#Literally “fathers” 3And Solomon and the whole assembly with him went to the high place that was at Gibeon, for the tent of assembly#Or “meeting” of God that Moses the servant of Yahweh had made in the desert was there. 4(But the ark of God David had brought up from Kiriath-Jearim to the place David had prepared for it, for David had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.) 5And the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made was there before the tabernacle of Yahweh. And Solomon and the assembly sought it out. 6And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before Yahweh, which was at the tent of assembly,#Or “meeting” and he offered upon it a thousand burnt offerings.
Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom
7On that night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, “Ask what I shall give to you.” 8Then Solomon said to God, “You yourself have shown steadfast#Or “great” loyal love to David my father and have made me king in his place. 9Now, O Yahweh God, let your word to David my father be fulfilled, for you yourself have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth. 10Now, give to me wisdom and knowledge that I may go out and come in before this people, for who can judge this, your great people?”
11Then God said to Solomon, “Because this was with your heart and you did not ask for wealth, possessions, honor, and the lives of your enemies, and also did not ask for long life,#Literally “many days” but have asked for wisdom and knowledge that you might judge my people over whom I have made you king, 12wisdom and knowledge is given to you. And I will also give to you wealth, possessions, and honor, the like of which was not had by the kings who were before you, nor will there be the like after you.” 13So Solomon went from the high place which was at Gibeon to Jerusalem before the tent of assembly.#Or “meeting” And he reigned over Israel.
Solomon’s Wealth
14And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen. And he had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, and he placed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 15And the king made silver and gold in Jerusalem like the stones. And he made cedar as abundant as the sycamore fig trees that were in the Shephelah. 16And Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue. The traders of the king received them from Kue at a price. 17They went up and exported a chariot from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver and a horse for one hundred and fifty shekels. And these were likewise exported#Literally “likewise through their hand” to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.#Or “Syria”
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