"In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee." — 2 Chronicles 1:7

2 Chronicles 1:7 · KJV

“In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.”

— 2 Chronicles 1:7

And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the LORD, which {was} at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.

Verse 8

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

2 Chronicles 1 — Context

Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it. {he put: or, was there}

And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the LORD, which {was} at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.

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

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

Now, O LORD God, 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. {like...: Heb. much as the dust of the earth}

Cross References

Matthew 7:7-8

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

1 John 5:14-15

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: {in: or, concerning}

John 16:23

And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give {it} you.

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Mark 10:36-37

And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?

Mark 10:51

And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.

1 Kings 3:5-15

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