II Chronicles Chapter 1

II Chronicles Chapter 1
1 Then Solomon the son of David was
confirmed in his kingdom: and the Lord
his God was with him, and magnified
him highly.
2 And Solomon spake unto all Israel, to
the captains of thousands, and of
hundreds, and to the judges, and to all
the governors in all Israel, even the chief
fathers.
3 So Solomon and all the congregation
with him went to the high place that was
at Gibeon: for there was the tabernacle
of the congregation of God which Moses
the servant of the Lord had made in the
wilderness.
4 But the ark of God had David brought
up from Kirjath-jearim, when David had
made preparation for it: for he had
pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem. 5
Moreover the brazen altar that Bezalel
the son of Uri, the son of Hur had made,
did he set before the tabernacle of the
Lord: and Solomon and the congregation
sought it.
6 And Solomon offered there before the
Lord upon the brazen altar that was in
the tabernacle of the congregation: even
a thousand burnt offerings offered he
upon it.
7 The same night did God appear unto
Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I
shall give thee.
8 And Solomon said unto God, Thou
hast showed great mercy unto David my
father and hast made me to reign in his
stead.
9 Now therefore, O Lord God, let thy
promise unto David my father be true:
for thou hast made me king over a great
people, like to the dust of the earth. 10
Give me now wisdom and knowledge,
that I may go out and go in before this
people: for who can judge this thy great
people?
11 And God said to Solomon, Because
this was in thine heart, and thou hast not
asked riches, treasures nor honor, nor
the lives of thine enemies, neither yet
hast asked long life, but hast asked for
thee wisdom and knowledge that thou
mightest judge my people, over whom I
have made thee king, 12 Wisdom and
knowledge is granted unto thee, and I
will give thee riches and treasures and
honor, so that there hath not been the like
among the kings which were before thee,
neither after thee shall there be the like.
13 Then Solomon came from the high
place, that was at Gibeon, to Jerusalem
from before the tabernacle of the
congregation, and reigned over Israel.
14 And Solomon gathered the chariots
and horsemen: and he had a thousand
and four hundred chariots, and twelve
thousand horsemen, whom he placed in
the chariot cities, and with the king at
Jerusalem.
15 And the king gave silver and gold at
Jerusalem as stones, and gave cedar
trees as the wild fig trees, that are
abundantly in the plain.
16 Also Solomon had horses brought out
of Egypt and fine linen: the king’s
merchants received the fine linen for a
price.
17 They came up also and brought out of
Egypt some chariot, worth six hundred
shekels of silver, that is an horse for an
hundred and fifty: and thus they brought
horses to all the kings of the Hittites, and
to the kings of Aram
[Syria] by their means.