2 Chronicles 1 - Israeli Authorized Version

¹ And Shlomo the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and YY his Elohim was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.

² Then Shlomo spake unto all Yisrael, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Yisrael, the chief of the fathers.

³ So Shlomo, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Givon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of Elohim, which Moshe the servant of YY had made in the wilderness.

⁴ But the ark of Elohim had David brought up from Kiryat-Yearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Yerushalayim.

⁵ Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of YY : and Shlomo and the congregation sought unto it.

⁶ And Shlomo went up thither to the brasen altar before YY , which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.

⁷ In that night did Elohim appear unto Shlomo, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.

⁸ And Shlomo said unto Elohim, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.

⁹ Now, O YY Elohim, 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 Elohim said to Shlomo, 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 Shlomo came from his journey to the high place that was at Givon to Yerushalayim, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Yisrael.

¹⁴ And Shlomo 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 Yerushalayim.

¹⁵ And the king made silver and gold at Yerushalayim as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance.

¹⁶ And Shlomo 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 Hittitim, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.