2 Chronicles 1:7
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New International Version (©2011)
That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you."

New Living Translation (©2007)
That night God appeared to Solomon and said, "What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!"

English Standard Version (©2001)
In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask what I shall give you.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
In that night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, "Ask what I shall give you."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him: "Ask. What should I give you?"

International Standard Version (©2012)
That very night God appeared to Solomon and told him, "Ask what I am to give you."

NET Bible (©2006)
That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, "Tell me what I should give you."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
That night God appeared to Solomon. He said, "What can I give you?"

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give you.

American King James Version
In that night did God appear to Solomon, and said to him, Ask what I shall give you.

American Standard Version
In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And behold that night God appeared to him, saying: Ask what thou wilt that I should give thee.

Darby Bible Translation
In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, Ask what I shall give thee.

English Revised Version
In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.

Webster's Bible Translation
In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, Ask what I shall give thee.

World English Bible
In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, "Ask what I shall give you."

Young's Literal Translation
In that night hath God appeared to Solomon, and saith to him, 'Ask -- what do I give to thee?'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

1:1-17 Solomon's choice of wisdom, His strength and wealth. - SOLOMON began his reign with a pious, public visit to God's altar. Those that pursue present things most eagerly, are likely to be disappointed; while those that refer themselves to the providence of God, if they have not the most, have the most comfort. Those that make this world their end, come short of the other, and are disappointed in this also; but those that make the other world their end, shall not only obtain that, and full satisfaction in it, but shall have as much of this world as is good for them, in their way. Let us then be contented, without those great things which men generally covet, but which commonly prove fatal snares to the soul.

Pulpit Commentary

Verses 7-12. - The vision and prayer of Solomon, and God's answer to that prayer. (Comp. 1 Kings 3:5-15; 1 Kings 9:2.) Verse 7. - That night. This can mean no other night than that which followed the day (or the days) of sacrifices so multitudinous. The parallel account in 1 Kings 3:5 tells us the way in which "God appeared to Solomon," viz. by dream. The words of God's offer, Ask what I shall give thee, are identical in the parallel place.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

In that night did God appear unto Solomon,.... From hence to the end of 2 Chronicles 1:12 it is the same with 1 Kings 3:5. See Gill on 1 Kings 3:5, 1 Kings 3:6, 1 Kings 3:7, 1 Kings 3:8, 1 Kings 3:9, 1 Kings 3:10, 1 Kings 3:11, 1 Kings 3:12, 1 Kings 3:13, 1 Kings 3:14, 1 Kings 3:15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

2Ch 1:7-13. His Choice of Wisdom Is Blessed by God.

7. In that night did God appear unto Solomon—(See on [406]1Ki 3:5).

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Solomon Prays for Wisdom
7In that night did God appear to Solomon, and said to him, Ask what I shall give you. 8And Solomon said to God, You have showed great mercy to David my father, and have made me to reign in his stead. 9Now, O LORD 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. …

1 Kings 3:5 At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you."
1 Kings 9:2 the LORD appeared to him a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.