1And Solomon, son of David, strengthened himself over his kingdom,—and, Yahweh, his God, was with him, and made him surpassingly great.stylus1 Chronicles 29:25, 1 Chronicles 29:25, 1 Kings 2:12, Genesis 39:2, 1 Kings 2:122And Solomon gave word to all Israel—to the rulers of thousands, and hundreds, and to the judges, and to all the leaders of all Israel, ancestral chiefs;stylus1 Chronicles 28:1, 1 Chronicles 28:1, 1 Chronicles 27:1, 1 Chronicles 27:1, 1 Chronicles 24:313and Solomon, and all the convocation with him, went to the high place that was in Gibeon,—for, there, was the tent of meeting of God, which Moses the servant of Yahweh made in the desert.stylus1 Chronicles 21:29, 1 Chronicles 16:39, 1 Chronicles 21:29, 1 Chronicles 16:39, Deuteronomy 34:54Howbeit, the ark of God, had David brought up from Kiriath-jearim, into the place that David had prepared for it,—for he had pitched for it a tent, in Jerusalem.stylus2 Samuel 6:2, 2 Samuel 6:17, 1 Chronicles 15:25, 1 Chronicles 15:28, 2 Samuel 6:25Also, the altar of bronze that Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur had made, was there before the habitation of Yahweh,—so Solomon and the convocation sought it.stylusExodus 31:2, Exodus 31:2, Exodus 38:1, Exodus 38:7, Exodus 38:16And Solomon went up thither, unto the altar of bronze before Yahweh, which belonged to the tent of meeting,—and caused to go up thereon a thousand ascending-sacrifices.stylus1 Kings 3:4, 1 Kings 3:4, 1 Chronicles 29:21, 1 Kings 8:63, 1 Chronicles 29:217During that night, God appeared unto Solomon,—and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.stylusMatthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, 1 John 5:148And Solomon said unto God, Thou thyself, didst deal with David my father in great lovingkindness,—and hast made me king in his stead.stylus1 Chronicles 28:5, 1 Chronicles 28:5, Isaiah 55:3, Isaiah 55:3, 2 Samuel 22:519Now, O Yahweh Elohim, let thy word with David my father be brought to pass,-for, thou, hast made me king over a people, for multitude like the dust of the earth.stylusGenesis 13:16, 2 Samuel 7:12, 2 Samuel 7:16, Genesis 13:16, 2 Samuel 7:1210Now, wisdom and knowledge, give thou unto me, that I may go out before this people, and may come in,—for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?stylus1 Kings 3:9, 1 Kings 3:9, Proverbs 2:2, Proverbs 2:6, Proverbs 2:211And God said unto Solomon, Because this was near thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, or the life of them that hate thee, nor even, many days, hast thou asked,—but hast asked for thyself, wisdom and knowledge, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king,stylusJames 3:17, James 3:17, Proverbs 23:7, Proverbs 23:7, 1 Samuel 16:712wisdom and knowledge, are granted unto thee,—moreover, riches and wealth and honour, will I give thee, such as the kings who were before thee did not possess, neither shall they who come after thee possess the like.stylusJames 1:5, James 1:5, 2 Chronicles 9:22, 2 Chronicles 9:22, Matthew 6:3313And Solomon came from the high place that was in Gibeon unto Jerusalem, from before the tent of meeting,—and reigned over Israel.stylus1 Kings 4:24, 1 Kings 4:25, 2 Chronicles 1:3, 1 Kings 4:24, 1 Kings 4:2514And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen, and came to have a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen,—and he settled them in chariot cities, and with the king, in Jerusalem.stylus1 Kings 4:26, 1 Kings 4:26, 1 Kings 10:26, 1 Kings 10:29, 1 Kings 10:2615And the king made silver and gold in Jerusalem, like stones, and, cedars, made he like the sycomores that are in the lowland, for abundance.stylus2 Chronicles 9:27, 2 Chronicles 9:27, Amos 7:14, Job 22:24, Job 22:2516And the horses which Solomon had were, an export, out of Egypt,—and a, company of royal merchants, used to fetch a drove, at a price;stylus2 Chronicles 9:28, 1 Kings 10:28, 1 Kings 10:29, 2 Chronicles 9:28, 1 Kings 10:2817and they built and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot, for six hundred [shekels] of silver, and a horse, for a hundred and fifty,-and, so, for all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria, by their means, brought they them forth.stylus2 Kings 10:29, 2 Kings 10:29