7In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.
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Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: …
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: …
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.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. …
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-12)Here is, I. Solomon’s great prosperity, 2 Chron. 1:1. Though he had a contested title, yet, God being with him, he was strengthened in his kingdom ; his heart and hands were strengthened, and his interest in the people. God’s presence will be our strength. II. His great piety and devotion. His father was a prophet, a psalmist, and kept mostly to the ark; but Solomon, having read much in his Bible…
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