1 Kings 3:5
New International Version
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.”

New Living Translation
That night the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!”

English Standard Version
At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.”

Berean Standard Bible
One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”

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

New King James Version
At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask! What shall I give you?”

New American Standard Bible
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night; and God said, “Ask what you wish Me to give you.”

NASB 1995
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night; and God said, “Ask what you wish me to give you.”

NASB 1977
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night; and God said, “Ask what you wish me to give you.”

Legacy Standard Bible
In Gibeon, Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream at night; and God said, “Ask what I should give to you.”

Amplified Bible
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night; and God said, “Ask [Me] what I shall give you.”

Christian Standard Bible
At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, “Ask. What should I give you? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, “Ask. What should I give you?”

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because in Gebun then, LORD JEHOVAH was revealed to Solomon in a vision of the night, and God said to him: ”Ask what I shall give you.”

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

Contemporary English Version
One night while Solomon was in Gibeon, the LORD God appeared to him in a dream and said, "Solomon, ask for anything you want, and I will give it to you."

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, saying : Ask what thou wilt that I should give thee.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. He said, "What can I give you?"

Good News Translation
That night the LORD appeared to him in a dream and asked him, "What would you like me to give you?"

International Standard Version
The LORD appeared to Solomon one night in a dream and told him, "Ask me for whatever you want and I'll give it to you."

JPS Tanakh 1917
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said: 'Ask what I shall give thee.'

Literal Standard Version
YHWH has appeared to Solomon in Gibeon, in a dream of the night, and God says, “Ask—what do I give to you?”

Majority Standard Bible
One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”

New American Bible
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said: Whatever you ask I shall give you.

NET Bible
One night in Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream. God said, "Tell me what I should give you."

New Revised Standard Version
At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask what I should give you.”

New Heart English Bible
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, "Ask what I shall give you."

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

World English Bible
In Gibeon, Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask for what I should give you.”

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

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Solomon's Prayer for Wisdom
4Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there. 5One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!” 6Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.…

Cross References
Matthew 1:20
But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 2:13
When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up!" he said. "Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him."

John 15:7
If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Numbers 12:6
He said, "Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.

1 Kings 9:2
the LORD appeared to him a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.

1 Kings 11:9
Now the LORD grew angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.

2 Chronicles 1:7
That night God appeared to Solomon and said, "Ask, and I will give it to you!"


Treasury of Scripture

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

the Lord

1 Kings 9:2
That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.

in a dream

Genesis 28:2,13
Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother…

Numbers 12:6
And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.

Job 33:14,15
For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not…

Ask what

2 Chronicles 1:7-12
In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee…

Matthew 7:7,8
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: …

Mark 10:36,38-51
And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? …

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1 Kings 3
1. Solomon marries Pharaoh's daughter
2. High places being in use, Solomon sacrifices at Gibeon
5. Solomon at Gibeon, in the choice which God gave him,
10. preferring wisdom, obtains wisdom, riches, and honor
16. Solomon's judgment makes him renowned














(5) The Lord appeared.--This direct communication to Solomon by a dream--standing in contrast with the indirect knowledge of the Lord's will by David through the prophets Nathan and Gad (2Samuel 7:2-17; 2Samuel 12:1-14; 2Samuel 24:11-14), and by "enquiring of the Lord" through the priest (1Samuel 23:9-12; 1Samuel 30:7; 2Samuel 2:1)--is perhaps the first indication of some temporary abeyance of the prophetic office, and (as appears still more clearly from the history of the consecration of the Temple), of a loss of leadership in the priesthood. At the same time it is to be noted that the vision of the Lord through dreams, being of a lower type than the waking vision, is mostly recorded as given to those outside the Covenant, as Abimelech (Genesis 20:3-7), Laban (Genesis 31:24), Pharaoh and his servants (Genesis 40:5; Genesis 41:1-8), the Midianite (Judges 7:13), and Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 2:1; Daniel 4:10-18); as belonging to the early stages of revelation, to Abraham (Genesis 15:12), Jacob (Genesis 28:12-15), and Joseph (Genesis 37:5-10); and as marking the time of cessation of the regular succession of the prophets during the Captivity (Daniel 2:19; Daniel 7:1). . . . Verse 5. - In Glbeon the Lord appeared unto Solomon in a dream [cf. Numbers 12:6. A vision is not necessarily implied (as in Genesis 28:12; cf. 15:12), though he may have seen some angelic form (angelus in Dei nomine ei apparuit loquens. Grotius) - of course, only in his dream. Cf. Matthew 1:20; Matthew 2:12. Probably "appeared" is the equivalent of "revealed Himself." Bahr] by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee [cf. Matthew 7:7. This was the answer to the sacrifices. The night was probably that which followed the last day on which they were offered (ver. 15).]

Parallel Commentaries ...


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

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

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

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

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

Solomon
שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה (šə·lō·mōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 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 2472: A dream

and God
אֱלֹהִ֔ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 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 559: To utter, say

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

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

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


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