Parallel Verses

NET Bible

One night in Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream. God said, "Tell me what I should 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.”

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, “Ask. What should I 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."

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

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

Bible in Basic English

In Gibeon, Solomon had a vision of the Lord in a dream by night; and God said to him, Say what I am to give you.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

In the hill Jehovah was seen to Solomon in a dream at night: and God will say, Ask what I shall give to thee.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Yahweh appeared to Solomon at Gibeon in a dream at night, and God said, "Ask what I should give to you."

Modern King James verseion

In Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night. And God said, Ask what I shall give you!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

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."

The Emphasized Bible

In Gibeon, Yahweh appeared unto Solomon, in a dream by night, - and God said, Ask, what I shall give thee.

Webster

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 what I shall give you."

Youngs 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?'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
In Gibeon
גּבעון 
Gib`own 
Usage: 37

the Lord

Usage: 0

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

to Solomon
שׁלמה 
Sh@lomoh 
Usage: 293

in a dream
חלם חלום 
Chalowm 
Usage: 65

by night
לילה ליל ליל 
Layil 
Usage: 233

and God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

Ask
שׁאל שׁאל 
Sha'al 
Usage: 172

נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

References

Context Readings

Solomon Requests Wisdom From God

4 The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for it had the most prominent of the high places. Solomon would offer up a thousand burnt sacrifices on the altar there. 5 One night in Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream. God said, "Tell me what I should give you." 6 Solomon replied, "You demonstrated great loyalty to your servant, my father David, as he served you faithfully, properly, and sincerely. You have maintained this great loyalty to this day by allowing his son to sit on his throne.



Cross References

1 Kings 9:2

the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, in the same way he had appeared to him at Gibeon.

Numbers 12:6

The Lord said, "Hear now my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known to him in a vision; I will speak with him in a dream.

Matthew 1:20

When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 2:13

After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him."

1 Kings 11:9

The Lord was angry with Solomon because he had shifted his allegiance away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him on two occasions

2 Chronicles 1:7-12

That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, "Tell me what I should give you."

Matthew 2:19

After Herod had died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt

Genesis 28:12-13

and had a dream. He saw a stairway erected on the earth with its top reaching to the heavens. The angels of God were going up and coming down it

Job 33:14-15

"For God speaks, the first time in one way, the second time in another, though a person does not perceive it.

Matthew 7:7-8

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.

Mark 10:36

He said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?"

Mark 10:38-51

But Jesus said to them, "You don't know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I experience?"

Mark 11:24

For this reason I tell you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

John 14:13-14

And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

John 15:16

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.

James 1:5-6

But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.

1 John 5:14-15

And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

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