2 Chronicles 1

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1. 1Solomon son of David established firm control over his kingdom. The LORD his God was with him and made him extraordinarily great.
2. 2Solomon summoned all of Israel — the commanders of thousands and hundreds, the judges, and every leader and family head across the nation.
3. 3Then Solomon and the entire assembly traveled to the high place at Gibeon, because that was where the tabernacle of the congregation of God was, which Moses, the servant of the LORD, had made in the wilderness.
4. 4Now, David had already moved the ark of God from Kirjathjearim to Jerusalem, where he had set up a tent for it.
5. 5Moreover, the bronze altar that Bezaleel, son of Uri, son of Hur, had made, he placed in front of the tabernacle of the LORD, and Solomon and the assembly went to it.
6. 6Solomon went up to the bronze altar before the LORD, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it.
7. 7That night God appeared to Solomon and said, "Ask what I shall give you."
8. 8Solomon replied, "You have shown great mercy to my father David, and you have made me king in his place."
9. 9LORD God, please keep the promise you made to my father David. You've made me king over a people as countless as the dust of the earth.
10. 10Give me wisdom and knowledge, so I may go out and come in before this people. For who can judge this great people of yours?
11. 11God said to Solomon, "Because this was in your heart, and you did not ask for riches, wealth, or honor, or for the life of your enemies, nor did you ask for a long life, but instead you asked for wisdom and knowledge to judge my people, over whom I have made you king —
12. 12Wisdom and knowledge are granted to you; and I will give you riches, wealth, and honor, such as no king before you has had, nor will any after you have the like.
13. 13Then Solomon returned from his journey to the high place at Gibeon to Jerusalem, coming from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and he reigned over Israel.
14. 14Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, which he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
15. 15The king made silver and gold as common as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedar trees as plentiful as the sycamore trees in the lowlands.
16. 16Solomon had horses and linen yarn brought from Egypt. The king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
17. 17A chariot imported from Egypt cost 600 shekels of silver, and a horse cost 150. Solomon's merchants also exported them to the Hittite kings and the kings of Syria.