1 Kings 3:5
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And the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, saying: Ask what thou wilt that I should give thee.

the Lord

1 Kings 9:2 That the Lord appeared to him the second time, as he had appeared to him in Gabaon.

in a dream

Genesis 28:2,13 But go, and take a journey to Mesopotamia of Syria, to the house of Bathuel, thy mother's father, and take thee a wife thence of the daughters of Laban, thy uncle. . . .

Numbers 12:6 He said to them: Hear my words: if there be among you a prophet of the Lord, I will appear to him in a vision, or I will speak to him in a dream.

Job 33:14,15 God speaketh once, and repeateth not the selfsame thing the second time. . . .

Matthew 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost.

Matthew 2:13,19 And after they were departed, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and fly into Egypt: and be there until I shall tell thee. For it will come to pass that Herod will seek the child to destroy him. . . .

Ask what

2 Chronicles 1:7-12 And behold that night God appeared to him, saying: Ask what thou wilt that I should give thee. . . .

Matthew 7:7,8 Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you. . . .

Mark 10:36,38-51 But he said to them: What would you that I should do for you? . . .

Mark 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, all things, whatsoever you ask when ye pray, believe that you shall receive: and they shall come unto you.

John 14:13,14 Because I go to the Father: and whatsoever you shall ask the Father in my name, that will I do: that the Father may be glorified in the Son. . . .

John 15:16 You have not chosen me: but I have chosen you; and have appointed you, that you should go and should bring forth fruit; and your fruit should remain: that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

James 1:5,6 But if any of you want wisdom, let him ask of God who giveth to all men abundantly and upbraideth not. And it shall be given him. . . .

1 John 5:14,15 And this is the confidence which we have towards him: That, whatsoever we shall ask according to his will, he heareth us. . . .

Context
Solomon's Prayer for Wisdom
4He went therefore to Gabaon, to sacrifice there: for that was the great high place: a thousand victims for holocausts, did Solomon offer upon that altar, in Gabaon. 5And the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, saying: Ask what thou wilt that I should give thee.6And Solomon said: Thou hast shewed great mercy to thy servant David, my father, even as he walked before thee in truth, and justice, and an upright heart with thee: and thou hast kept thy great mercy for him, and hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.…
Cross References
Matthew 1:20
But while he thought on these things, behold the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost.

Matthew 2:13
And after they were departed, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and fly into Egypt: and be there until I shall tell thee. For it will come to pass that Herod will seek the child to destroy him.

John 15:7
If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you shall ask whatever you will: and it shall be done unto you.

Numbers 12:6
He said to them: Hear my words: if there be among you a prophet of the Lord, I will appear to him in a vision, or I will speak to him in a dream.

1 Kings 9:2
That the Lord appeared to him the second time, as he had appeared to him in Gabaon.

1 Kings 11:9
And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his mind was turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice;

2 Chronicles 1:7
And behold that night God appeared to him, saying: Ask what thou wilt that I should give thee.

Lexicon
One night
הַלָּ֑יְלָה (hal·lā·yə·lāh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3915: A twist, night, adversity

at Gibeon
בְּגִבְע֗וֹן (bə·ḡiḇ·‘ō·wn)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1391: Gibeon -- a Levitical city in Benjamin

the LORD
יְהֹוָ֛ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

appeared
נִרְאָ֧ה (nir·’āh)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

Solomon
שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה (šə·lō·mōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne

in a dream,
בַּחֲל֣וֹם (ba·ḥă·lō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2472: A dream

and God
אֱלֹהִ֔ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

said,
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Ask,
שְׁאַ֖ל (šə·’al)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand

[and] I will give it
אֶתֶּן־ (’et·ten-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

to you!”
לָֽךְ׃ (lāḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew


Additional Translations
One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give you.

In Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

And the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and the Lord said to Solomon, Ask some petition for thyself.

In Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

In Gibeon Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, "Ask what I shall give you."

In Gibeon hath Jehovah appeared unto Solomon, in a dream of the night, and God saith, 'Ask -- what do I give to thee?'
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