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World English Bible

2 Chronicles 1 (WEBP)

[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 all Israel, 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; and he reigned over 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.

2 Chronicles 1:1a “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
2 Chronicles 1:1b The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
2 Chronicles 1:17a The pieces of silver were probably shekels, so 600 pieces would be about 13.2 pounds or 6 kilograms of silver, and 150 would be about 3.3 pounds or 1.5 kilograms of silver.
2 Chronicles 1:17b or, Aramean

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Chronicles 1 (KJVS)

[1] And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
[2] Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the 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 to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.
[5] Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the Lord: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.
[6] And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the Lord, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.
[7] In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.
[8] And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.
[9] Now, O Lord God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
[10] Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?
[11] And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest 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 wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
[13] Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.
[14] And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
[15] And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance.
[16] And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
[17] And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.

2 Chronicles 1:5 Or, was there
2 Chronicles 1:9 Heb. much as the dust of the earth
2 Chronicles 1:15 Heb. gave
2 Chronicles 1:16 Heb. the going forth of the horses which was Solomons
2 Chronicles 1:17 Heb. by their hand

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Chronicles 1 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () ἐνίσχυσεν () Σαλωμων υἱὸς () Δαυιδ () ἐπὶ () τὴν () βασιλείαν () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () κύριος () ὁ () θεὸς () αὐτοῦ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἐμεγάλυνεν () αὐτὸν () εἰς () ὕψος. ()
[2] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Σαλωμων πρὸς () πάντα () Ισραηλ, () τοῖς () χιλιάρχοις () καὶ () τοῖς () ἑκατοντάρχοις () καὶ () τοῖς () κριταῖς () καὶ () πᾶσιν () τοῖς () ἄρχουσιν () ἐναντίον () Ισραηλ, () τοῖς () ἄρχουσι () τῶν () πατριῶν, ()
[3] καὶ () ἐπορεύθη () Σαλωμων καὶ () πᾶσα () ἡ () ἐκκλησία () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () τὴν () ὑψηλὴν () τὴν () ἐν () Γαβαων, οὗ () ἐκεῖ () ἦν () ἡ () σκηνὴ () τοῦ () μαρτυρίου () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () ἣν () ἐποίησεν () Μωϋσῆς () παῖς () κυρίου () ἐν () τῇ () ἐρήμῳ· ()
[4] ἀλλὰ () κιβωτὸν () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἀνήνεγκεν () Δαυιδ () ἐκ () πόλεως () Καριαθιαριμ, ὅτι () ἡτοίμασεν () αὐτῇ () σκηνὴν () εἰς () Ιερουσαλημ, ()
[5] καὶ () τὸ () θυσιαστήριον () τὸ () χαλκοῦν, () ὃ () ἐποίησεν () Βεσελεηλ υἱὸς () Ουριου () υἱοῦ () Ωρ, ἐκεῖ () ἦν () ἔναντι () τῆς () σκηνῆς () κυρίου, () καὶ () ἐξεζήτησεν () αὐτὸ () Σαλωμων καὶ () ἡ () ἐκκλησία, ()
[6] καὶ () ἀνήνεγκεν () ἐκεῖ () Σαλωμων ἐπὶ () τὸ () θυσιαστήριον () τὸ () χαλκοῦν () ἐνώπιον () κυρίου () τὸ () ἐν () τῇ () σκηνῇ () καὶ () ἀνήνεγκεν () ἐπ’ () αὐτὸ () ὁλοκαύτωσιν χιλίαν. ()—
[7] ἐν () τῇ () νυκτὶ () ἐκείνῃ () ὤφθη () ὁ () θεὸς () τῷ () Σαλωμων καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ () Αἴτησαι () τί () σοι () δῶ. ()
[8] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Σαλωμων πρὸς () τὸν () θεόν () Σὺ () ἐποίησας () μετὰ () Δαυιδ () τοῦ () πατρός () μου () ἔλεος () μέγα () καὶ () ἐβασίλευσάς () με () ἀντ’ () αὐτοῦ· ()
[9] καὶ () νῦν, () κύριε () ὁ () θεός, () πιστωθήτω () τὸ () ὄνομά () σου () ἐπὶ () Δαυιδ () πατέρα () μου, () ὅτι () σὺ () ἐβασίλευσάς () με () ἐπὶ () λαὸν () πολὺν () ὡς () ὁ () χοῦς () τῆς () γῆς· ()
[10] νῦν () σοφίαν () καὶ () σύνεσιν () δός () μοι, () καὶ () ἐξελεύσομαι () ἐνώπιον () τοῦ () λαοῦ () τούτου () καὶ () εἰσελεύσομαι· () ὅτι () τίς () κρινεῖ () τὸν () λαόν () σου () τὸν () μέγαν () τοῦτον; ()
[11] Καὶ () εἶπεν () ὁ () θεὸς () πρὸς () Σαλωμων Ἀνθ’ () ὧν () ἐγένετο () τοῦτο () ἐν () τῇ () καρδίᾳ () σου () καὶ () οὐκ () ᾐτήσω () πλοῦτον () χρημάτων () οὐδὲ () δόξαν () οὐδὲ () τὴν () ψυχὴν () τῶν () ὑπεναντίων () καὶ () ἡμέρας () πολλὰς () οὐκ () ᾐτήσω () καὶ () ᾔτησας () σεαυτῷ () σοφίαν () καὶ () σύνεσιν, () ὅπως () κρίνῃς () τὸν () λαόν () μου, () ἐφ’ () ὃν () ἐβασίλευσά () σε () ἐπ’ () αὐτόν, ()
[12] τὴν () σοφίαν () καὶ () τὴν () σύνεσιν () δίδωμί () σοι () καὶ () πλοῦτον () καὶ () χρήματα () καὶ () δόξαν () δώσω () σοι, () ὡς () οὐκ () ἐγενήθη () ὅμοιός () σοι () ἐν () τοῖς () βασιλεῦσι () τοῖς () ἔμπροσθέ () σου () καὶ () μετὰ () σὲ () οὐκ () ἔσται () οὕτως. ()
[13] Καὶ () ἦλθεν () Σαλωμων ἐκ () βαμα τῆς () ἐν () Γαβαων εἰς () Ιερουσαλημ () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () σκηνῆς () μαρτυρίου () καὶ () ἐβασίλευσεν () ἐπὶ () Ισραηλ. ()
[14] Καὶ () συνήγαγεν () Σαλωμων ἅρματα () καὶ () ἱππεῖς, () καὶ () ἐγένοντο () αὐτῷ () χίλια () καὶ () τετρακόσια () ἅρματα () καὶ () δώδεκα () χιλιάδες () ἱππέων· () καὶ () κατέλιπεν () αὐτὰ () ἐν () πόλεσιν () τῶν () ἁρμάτων, () καὶ () ὁ () λαὸς () μετὰ () τοῦ () βασιλέως () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ. ()
[15] Καὶ () ἔθηκεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () τὸ () χρυσίον () καὶ () τὸ () ἀργύριον () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ () ὡς () λίθους () καὶ () τὰς () κέδρους ἐν () τῇ () Ιουδαίᾳ () ὡς () συκαμίνους () τὰς () ἐν () τῇ () πεδινῇ () εἰς () πλῆθος. ()
[16] Καὶ () ἡ () ἔξοδος () τῶν () ἵππων () τῶν () Σαλωμων ἐξ () Αἰγύπτου, () καὶ () ἡ () τιμὴ () τῶν () ἐμπόρων () τοῦ () βασιλέως· () ἐμπορεύεσθαι () ἡγόραζον ()
[17] καὶ () ἀνέβαινον () καὶ () ἐξῆγον () ἐξ () Αἰγύπτου () ἅρμα () ἓν () ἑξακοσίων () ἀργυρίου () καὶ () ἵππον () ἑκατὸν () καὶ () πεντήκοντα· () καὶ () οὕτως () πᾶσιν () τοῖς () βασιλεῦσιν () τῶν () Χετταίων καὶ () βασιλεῦσιν () Συρίας () ἐν () χερσὶν () αὐτῶν () ἔφερον. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.