The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Chronicles 01
1 Solomon the son of David was firmly
established in his kingdom, and Yahweh†
his God‡ was with him, and made him
exceedingly great.
2 Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, to the
judges, and to every prince in allIsrael, the
heads of the fathers’ households.
3 Then Solomon, and all the assembly
with him, went to the high place that was
at Gibeon; for God’s Tent of Meeting was
there, which Yahweh’s servant Moses had
made in the wilderness.
4 But David had brought God’s ark up
from Kiriath Jearim to the place that David
had prepared for it; for he had pitched a
tent for it at Jerusalem.
5 Moreover the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had
made was there before Yahweh’s tabernacle; and Solomon and the assembly were
seeking counsel there.
6 Solomon went up there to the bronze
altar before Yahweh, which was at the
Tent of Meeting, and offered one thousand
burnt offerings on it.
7 That night, God appeared to Solomon
and said to him, “Ask for what you want
me to give you.”
8 Solomon said to God, “You have shown
great loving kindness to David my father,
and have made me king in his place.
9 Now, Yahweh God, let your promise to
David my father be established; for you
have made me king over a people like the
dust of the earth in multitude.
10 Now give me wisdom and knowledge,
that I may go out and come in before this
people;for who can judge this great people
of yours?”
11 God said to Solomon, “Because this
was in your heart, and you have not asked
riches, wealth, honor, or the life of those
who hate you, nor yet have you asked
for long life; but have asked for wisdom
and knowledge for yourself, that you may
judge my people, over whom I have made
you king,
12 therefore wisdom and knowledge is
granted to you. I will give you riches,
wealth, and honor, such as none of the
kings have had who have been before you,
and none after you will have.”
13 So Solomon came from the high place
that was at Gibeon, from before the Tent of
Meeting,to Jerusalem; andhe reignedover
Israel.
14 Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen. He had one thousand four hundred
chariots and twelve thousand horsemen
that he placed in the chariot cities, and
with the king at Jerusalem.
15 The king made silver and gold to be
as common as stones in Jerusalem, and
he made cedars to be as common as the
sycamore trees that are in the lowland.
16 The horses which Solomon had were
brought out of Egypt and from Kue. The
king’s merchants purchased them from
Kue.
17 They imported from Egypt then exported a chariot for six hundred pieces of
silver and a horse for one hundred fifty.§
They also exported them to the Hittite
kings and the Syrian† kings.