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1 Kings 3:5

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3 And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

4 Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.

One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”

6 Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.

7 And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”
KJV
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
WEB
In Gibeon, the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask for what I should give you.”
ASV
In Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
DARBY
In Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
BLB
At Gibeon YHWH appeared to Solomon in a dream by the night, and God said, “Ask what I shall give to you.”
ÅB
I Gibeon åpenbarte Herren seg for Salomo i en drøm om natten; Gud sa: Be om det du vil jeg skal gi deg!
OTB
Mens han var i Gibeon, viste Herren seg for Salomo i en drøm om natten; og Gud sa, "Be om hva du ønsker at Jeg skal gi deg."
B1930
I Gibeon åpenbarte Herren sig for Salomo i en drøm om natten; Gud sa: Bed om det du vil jeg skal gi dig!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 9:2

    the LORD appeared to him a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.

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  • James 1:5–6

    Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

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  • Numbers 12:6

    He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.

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  • 2 Chronicles 1:7–12

    That night God appeared to Solomon and said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”

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  • John 14:13–14

    And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

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  • Mark 10:36

    “What do you want Me to do for you?” He inquired.

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  • Genesis 28:12–13

    And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.

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  • Matthew 2:13

    When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”

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