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Solomon's Sacrifice at Gibeon and Prayer for Wisdom Solomon Secures Materials and Craftsmen for the Temple The Temple: Foundation and Structure Temple Furnishings and Completion of the Work The Ark Installed and Solomon's Dedication Prayer Solomon's Prayer of Dedication and God's Assurance The Lord Fills the Temple and the Dedication Festival God Appears to Solomon and Gives a Conditional Promise Solomon's Other Buildings and Relations with Hiram The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon Solomon's Wealth, Trade, and Administration Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death Rehoboam's Folly and the Division of the Kingdom Rehoboam Fortifies Judah and Consolidates Support Rehoboam's Descendants and Death Shishak's Invasion and Judah's Loss Abijah's Victory over Israel and His Death Asa's Reforms and Victory over Ethiopia Asa Strengthened by Prophecy and Covenant Renewal Asa's Alliance with Aram and Reproof by Hanani Jehoshaphat Strengthens Judah and Reforms Justice Jehoshaphat's Alliance with Ahab and the Battle at Ramoth-gilead Jehu Rebukes Jehoshaphat for the Alliance with Ahab Judicial Reforms: Judges Appointed to Administer Justice Jehoshaphat's Deliverance through Prayer and Praise End of Jehoshaphat's Reign and Jehoram's Accession Jehoram's Wicked Reign, Revolts, and Judgment Ahaziah Succeeds His Father and Is Wounded Athaliah's Usurpation Overthrown and Joash Crowned Joash's Temple Restoration under Jehoiada Joash's Apostasy, Punishment, and Assassination Amaziah's Reign: Victory, Pride, and Defeat by Israel Uzziah's Prosperity and Pride; Leprosy for Presumption Jotham's Reign: Fortifications and Prosperity Ahaz's Idolatry, Defeats, and Assyrian Subjugation Hezekiah's Temple Restoration and Religious Reforms Hezekiah's Passover and National Repentance Hezekiah's Religious Administration and Temple Support Hezekiah's Defense Against Sennacherib and Divine Deliverance Hezekiah's Illness, Pride, and the Babylonian Envoys Manasseh's Idolatry, Captivity, Repentance, and Restoration Amon's Wicked Reign and Assassination Josiah's Early Reforms and Temple Repair The Book of the Law Found, Huldah's Prophecy, and Josiah's Covenant Josiah's Observance of the Passover Josiah Killed at Megiddo and National Mourning Jehoahaz Reigns Briefly and Is Deposed by Pharaoh Jehoiakim's Reign and Disobedience Jehoiachin's Short Reign and Exile to Babylon Zedekiah's Reign and Rejection of Prophetic Warnings Judgment, Exile, and the Decree of Cyrus

Solomon's Sacrifice at Gibeon and Prayer for Wisdom

2 Chronicles 1:1-17

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Chapter 1
1 Solomon son of David strengthened himself over his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and he made him exceedingly great. 2 Solomon said to all Israel—to the chiefs of the thousands and the hundreds, to the judges, and to every prince, to all Israel, heads of the fathers. 3 Solomon went, and all the assembly with him, to the high place that was at Gibeon, for the Tent of Meeting of God was there, which Moses, the servant of the LORD, had made in the wilderness. 4 But David brought up the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim after he had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem. 5 The bronze altar that Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur had made—he set it before the Tabernacle of the LORD. And Solomon and the assembly inquired of it. 6 And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before the LORD that was at the Tent of Meeting, and he went up on it and offered a thousand burnt offerings. 7 That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, "Ask what I will give you." 8 And Solomon said to God, "You have shown great steadfast love to David my father, and you have made me king in his place." 9 Now, LORD God, let your word to David my father be confirmed, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth. 10 Give me now 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 did not ask for riches, possessions, or honor, or the life of your enemies, or many days, but you asked for wisdom and knowledge to govern my people, over whom I have made you king.” 12 Wisdom and knowledge are granted to you, and I will also give you wealth, possessions, and glory, such as was not given to the kings before you, nor shall it be given to those after you.” 13 And Solomon came to the high place that was at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting at Jerusalem, and he reigned over Israel. 14 Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 20,000 horsemen, and he placed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 15 The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars as plentiful as sycamores in the Shephelah. 16 The export of the horses that came to Solomon was from Egypt and from Kue. The king's traders would take them from Kue at a price. 17 They brought them up and out from Egypt—a chariot for six hundred silver and a horse for one hundred and fifty—and so for all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram; by their hand they brought them out.