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‏ 2 Chronicles 1

CHAPTER 1 Solomon Reigns in Jerusalem

1 And [⁴grew in strength ¹Solomon ²son ³of David] over his kingdom, and the lord his God was with him, and magnified him in stature. 2 And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands, and to the commanders of hundreds, and to the judges, and to all the rulers before all Israel, to the rulers of the families. 3 And Solomon went out and all the assembly with him unto the high place in Gibeon, of which [⁶was located ¹the ²tent ³of the ⁴testimony ⁵of God], which [⁴made ¹Moses ²the servant ³of the lord] in the wilderness. 4 [³the ¹But ⁴ark ⁵of God ²David brought] from out of the city of Kirjath Jearim, for [²prepared ³for it ¹David]; for he pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem. 5 And the altar of brass which [⁶made ¹Bezaleel ²son ³of Uri ⁴son ⁵of Hur] was there before the tent of the lord. And [⁵sought by ⁶it ¹Solomon ²and ³the ⁴assembly]. 6 And Solomon offered there upon the altar, the one of brass, the one before the lord, the one in the tent of the testimony. And he offered upon it [²whole burnt-offerings ¹a thousand]. 7 In that night God appeared to Solomon, and he said to him, Ask what I shall give to you! 8 And Solomon said to God, You performed with David my father [²act of kindness ¹a great], and gave me reign instead of him. 9 And now, O lord God, let [²be trustworthy ¹your word] with David my father! For you gave me reign over a people vast as the dust of the earth. 10 Now [³wisdom ⁴and ⁵understanding ¹give ²to me]! and I shall go forth before this people and enter in. For who shall judge [⁴people ²your ³great ¹this]? 11 And God said to Solomon, Because this happened in your heart, and you did not ask wealth of things, nor glory, nor the life of the ones detesting you, and you did not ask for [²days ¹many]; but you asked for yourself wisdom and understanding, so as to judge my people, over whom I gave you to reign over it -- 12 the wisdom and the understanding I give to you; and wealth, and possessions, and glory I shall give to you, as did not happen likened unto you among the kings before you, and [³after ⁴you ¹it will not be ²thus]. 13 And Solomon came from Bama, of the one in Gibeon, unto Jerusalem, from the face of the tent of the testimony; and he reigned over Israel. 14 And Solomon brought together chariots and horsemen; and there were to him a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. And he left them in the cities of the chariots, and with the king in Jerusalem. 15 And [³established ¹the ²king] silver and gold in Jerusalem as the stones; and the cedars in Judea as sycamine trees, the ones in the plains in multitude. 16 And there was an exodus of the horses to Solomon from Egypt, and [²by the ³value ⁴of the ⁵merchants ⁶of the ⁷king ⁸to go forth ¹they were bought]. 17 And they ascended and brought from out of Egypt [²chariot ¹one] for six hundred pieces of silver, and a horse for fifty and a hundred. And thus to all the kings of the Hittites, and to the kings of Syria, [²by ³their hands ¹they brought them forth].