2 Chronicles 1:11
God said to Solomon, "Since this was in your heart and you have not requested riches or wealth or glory or the death of your enemies--and since you have not even requested long life but have asked for wisdom and knowledge to govern My people over whom I have made you king--












Jump to Previous
Enemies Hate Heart Honor Honour Judge Life Mayest Riches Solomon Thyself Wealth Wisdom
Jump to Next
Enemies Hate Heart Honor Honour Judge Life Mayest Riches Solomon Thyself Wealth Wisdom
Library
Commerce
The remarkable change which we have noticed in the views of Jewish authorities, from contempt to almost affectation of manual labour, could certainly not have been arbitrary. But as we fail to discover here any religious motive, we can only account for it on the score of altered political and social circumstances. So long as the people were, at least nominally, independent, and in possession of their own land, constant engagement in a trade would probably mark an inferior social stage, and imply
Alfred Edersheim—Sketches of Jewish Social Life

Chronicles
The comparative indifference with which Chronicles is regarded in modern times by all but professional scholars seems to have been shared by the ancient Jewish church. Though written by the same hand as wrote Ezra-Nehemiah, and forming, together with these books, a continuous history of Judah, it is placed after them in the Hebrew Bible, of which it forms the concluding book; and this no doubt points to the fact that it attained canonical distinction later than they. Nor is this unnatural. The book
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

Parallel Verses
NASB: God said to Solomon, "Because you had this in mind, and did not ask for riches, wealth or honor, or the life of those who hate you, nor have you even asked for long life, but you have asked for yourself wisdom and knowledge that you may rule My people over whom I have made you king,

KJV: 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:

Links
2 Chronicles 1:11 NIV2 Chronicles 1:11 NLT2 Chronicles 1:11 ESV2 Chronicles 1:11 NASB2 Chronicles 1:11 KJV
Resources
2 Chronicles 1:11 Bible Apps
2 Chronicles 1:11 Parallel
2 Chronicles 1:11 Biblia Paralela
2 Chronicles 1:11 Chinese Bible
2 Chronicles 1:11 French Bible
2 Chronicles 1:11 German Bible

2 Chronicles 1:11 Commentaries

Bible Hub
2 Chronicles 1:10
Top of Page
Top of Page