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And I will also give you wealth, possessions and honor, such as no king who was before you ever had and none after you will have.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will certainly give you the wisdom and knowledge you requested. But I will also give you wealth, riches, and fame such as no other king has had before you or will ever have in the future!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />wisdom and knowledge are granted to you. I will also give you riches, possessions, and honor, such as none of the kings had who were before you, and none after you shall have the like.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wisdom and knowledge <i>is</i> granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that <i>have been</i> before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />wisdom and knowledge <i>are</i> granted to you; and I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings have had who <i>were</i> before you, nor shall any after you have the like.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. I will also give you riches, wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings who were before you has possessed, nor <i>will</i> those who will come after you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings who were before you has possessed nor those who will come after you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings who were before you has possessed, nor those who will come after you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />wisdom and knowledge have been given to you. And I will give you riches and wealth and glory, such as none of the kings who were before you had nor those who will come after you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />wisdom and knowledge have been granted you. I will also give you riches, possessions, and honor, such as none of the kings who were before you has possessed nor will those who will come after you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />wisdom and knowledge are given to you. I will also give you riches, wealth, and glory, unlike what was given to the kings who were before you, or will be given to those after you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />wisdom and knowledge are given to you. I will also give you riches, wealth, and glory, unlike what was given to the kings who were before you, or will be given to those after you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee; neither shall there any after thee have the like.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So I will make you wise and intelligent. But I will also make you richer and more famous than any king before or after you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So wisdom and knowledge will be given to you. I will also give you riches, fortunes, and honor like no other king before or after you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will give you wisdom and knowledge. And in addition, I will give you more wealth, treasure, and fame than any king has ever had before or will ever have again." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. Furthermore, I will give you riches, wealth, and honor—such as none of the kings owned who lived before you and none after you are to ever attain their equal."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />you are granted wisdom and discernment. Furthermore I am giving you riches, wealth, and honor surpassing that of any king before or after you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />wisdom and knowledge is granted to you. I will give you riches, wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had who have been before you; neither shall there any after you have the like."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wisdom and knowledge are granted to thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />therefore wisdom and knowledge is granted to you. I will give you riches, wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had who have been before you, and none after you will have.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />the wisdom and the knowledge is given to you, and riches and wealth and honor I [also] give to you, that there has not been so to the kings who [are] before you, and after you it is not so.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> the wisdom and the knowledge is given to thee, and riches and wealth and honour I give to thee, that there hath not been so to the kings who are before thee, and after thee it is not so.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wisdom and knowledge are given to thee; and riches and treasures and honor will I give to thee which was not thus to the kings that were before thee; and after thee it shell not be thus.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Wisdom and knowledge are granted to thee: and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and glory, so that none of the kings before thee, nor after thee, shall be like thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />wisdom and knowledge are granted to you. And I will give to you wealth and substance and glory, so that none of the kings either before you or after you will be similar to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />wisdom and knowledge are given you. I will also give you riches, treasures, and glory, such as kings before you never had, nor will those who come after you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />wisdom and knowledge are granted to you. I will also give you riches, possessions, and honor, such as none of the kings had who were before you, and none after you shall have the like.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Also the things for which you have not asked will I grant to you. And I will give you wisdom and knowledge, wealth, riches, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before you, neither shall there any after you have the like.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also what you have not requested I give to you: wisdom and knowledge and wealth and goods and honor, that there was none your equal among all Kings who arose before you, and after you there shall not arise your equal.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee, and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I give thee this wisdom and understanding; and I will give thee wealth, and riches, and glory, so that there shall not have been <i>any</i> like thee among the kings before thee, neither shall there be such after thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/1-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=129" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/1.htm">Solomon's Prayer for Wisdom</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>God said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart instead of requesting riches or wealth or glory for yourself or death for 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— <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="2451: ha·ḥā·ḵə·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Wisdom. From chakam; wisdom.">therefore wisdom</a> <a href="/hebrew/4093.htm" title="4093: wə·ham·mad·dā‘ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- Knowledge, thought. Or maddai; from yada'; intelligence or consciousness.">and knowledge</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯūn (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">have been granted</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">to you.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ’et·ten- (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">And I will also give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/6239.htm" title="6239: wə·‘ō·šer (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Riches. From ashar; wealth.">riches</a> <a href="/hebrew/5233.htm" title="5233: ū·nə·ḵā·sîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Riches, treasures. From an unused root meaning to accumulate; treasure.">and wealth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: wə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">and honor</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">unlike</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">anything</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: lam·mə·lā·ḵîm (Prep-l, Art:: N-mp) -- King. From malak; a king.">given to the kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: wə·’a·ḥă·re·ḵā (Conj-w:: Prep:: 2ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">after you.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>So Solomon went to Jerusalem from the high place in Gibeon before the Tent of Meeting, and he reigned over Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-12.htm">1 Kings 3:12-13</a></span><br />behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be. / Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></span><br />But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">Proverbs 3:13-16</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, / for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. / She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-23.htm">1 Kings 10:23-24</a></span><br />So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. / The whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-16.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:16</a></span><br />I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a></span><br />Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-29.htm">1 Kings 4:29-30</a></span><br />And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore. / Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-12.htm">1 Kings 5:12</a></span><br />And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-7.htm">1 Kings 10:7</a></span><br />But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm">1 Kings 10:27</a></span><br />The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-28.htm">1 Kings 3:28</a></span><br />When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-34.htm">1 Kings 4:34</a></span><br />So men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-22.htm">1 Kings 9:22</a></span><br />But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slavery, because they were his men of war, his servants, his officers, his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-14.htm">1 Kings 10:14-15</a></span><br />The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents, / not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-21.htm">1 Kings 10:21</a></span><br />All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Wisdom and knowledge is granted to you; and I will give you riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before you, neither shall there any after you have the like.</p><p class="hdg">I will give</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></b></br> But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm">Ephesians 3:20</a></b></br> Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,</p><p class="hdg">such as none</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/9-22.htm">2 Chronicles 9:22</a></b></br> And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/29-25.htm">1 Chronicles 29:25</a></b></br> And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him <i>such</i> royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:9</a></b></br> So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/23-25.htm">Granted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-11.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-11.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-1.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-8.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-3.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-11.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-11.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-11.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/7-6.htm">Granted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-5.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-14.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-17.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-22.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-3.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-22.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-22.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-3.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/1-1.htm">The solemn offering of Solomon at Gibeon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/1-7.htm">Solomon's choice of wisdom is blessed by God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/1-13.htm">Solomon's forces and wealth</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you.</b><br>This phrase highlights God's response to Solomon's request for wisdom. In the biblical context, wisdom and knowledge are often seen as divine gifts, essential for righteous leadership. Solomon's request aligns with the values expressed in Proverbs, many of which are attributed to him, emphasizing the fear of the Lord as the beginning of wisdom (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>). The granting of wisdom and knowledge is a fulfillment of God's promise to Solomon, setting him apart as a king who would lead with discernment and understanding.<p><b>And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor</b><br>This promise of material blessings is significant in the historical context of Israel's monarchy. Riches and wealth were often seen as signs of God's favor and were crucial for establishing a strong and prosperous kingdom. The honor bestowed upon Solomon would elevate his status among other nations, fulfilling the Abrahamic promise of making Israel a blessing to all nations (<a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2-3</a>). This also prefigures the messianic kingdom, where the King, Jesus Christ, is exalted and honored above all.<p><b>unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.”</b><br>This phrase underscores the unparalleled nature of Solomon's reign. Historically, Solomon's wealth and wisdom were renowned, attracting leaders like the Queen of Sheba (<a href="/1_kings/10.htm">1 Kings 10:1-13</a>). Theologically, this sets Solomon apart as a type of Christ, whose kingdom is described as one of peace and prosperity. However, unlike Solomon, Christ's kingdom is eternal and spiritual, surpassing all earthly reigns. Solomon's unique blessings foreshadow the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises through Jesus, the King of Kings.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The son of King David and Bathsheba, Solomon is the newly anointed king of Israel. Known for his wisdom, he is the central figure in this passage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty, who appears to Solomon in a dream and grants him wisdom, knowledge, and additional blessings of riches, wealth, and honor.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gibeon.htm">Gibeon</a></b><br>The place where Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings and where God appeared to him in a dream, as recorded earlier in <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/1.htm">2 Chronicles 1</a>.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation over which Solomon reigns, experiencing a period of peace and prosperity during his rule.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/k/kings_before_and_after_solomon.htm">Kings before and after Solomon</a></b><br>This refers to the historical context of Israel's monarchy, highlighting Solomon's unique blessings compared to other rulers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_wisdom.htm">The Value of Wisdom</a></b><br>Solomon's request for wisdom over wealth demonstrates the priority of spiritual discernment and understanding in leadership and life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_generosity.htm">God's Generosity</a></b><br>God's response to Solomon shows His willingness to bless abundantly those who seek His wisdom, reminding us of His generous nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_humility.htm">The Role of Humility</a></b><br>Solomon's humble request for wisdom, rather than self-serving desires, is a model for approaching God with a heart aligned to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Impact of Godly Leadership</a></b><br>Solomon's wisdom and the resulting prosperity of Israel illustrate the positive effects of godly leadership on a nation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_kingdom_first.htm">Seeking God's Kingdom First</a></b><br>Solomon's example encourages believers to prioritize spiritual growth and God's kingdom, trusting that other needs will be met.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_job_28_align_with_other_wisdom.htm">Why does Job 28 offer poetic descriptions of wisdom's source without reconciling them with scientific or pagan wisdom traditions of the time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_title_'god_the_son'_mean.htm">Who is the author of Ecclesiastes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_highlight_solomon's_grandeur_here.htm">2 Chronicles 1 – Why does this passage emphasize Solomon’s grandeur when other records of his reign mention serious moral and political failures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_queen_of_sheba's_visit_historical.htm">Does the account of the Queen of Sheba's visit in 2 Chronicles 9:1-12 have any historical basis or extra-biblical support?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Wisdom and knowledge.</span>--<span class= "ital">The wisdom and the knowledge,</span> viz., which thou hast asked for.<p><span class= "bld">Is granted unto thee.</span>--The Hebrew expression is found only here and in <a href="/esther/3-11.htm" title="And the king said to Haman, The silver is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you.">Esther 3:11</a>. The parallel passage gives three verses for this one (<a href="/context/1_kings/3-12.htm" title="Behold, I have done according to your words: see, I have given you a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like you before you, neither after you shall any arise like to you.">1Kings 3:12-14</a>).<p><span class= "bld">And I will give thee.</span>--Kings, "I have given." The perfect tense (I will certainly give) is more idiomatic than the chronicler's simple imperfect.<p><span class= "bld">Such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee . . . the like.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">Such as hath not been to the kings before thee, and after thee shall not be.</span> (Comp. <a href="/1_chronicles/29-25.htm" title="And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.">1Chronicles 29:25</a> and Note.) The Assyrian kings were fond of similar comparisons between themselves and their predecessors. Kings: "That there hath not been (<span class= "ital">i.e., shall not be</span>) a man like thee among the kings, all thy days," a different promise. The conditional promise, "And if thou wilt walk in my ways . . . I will lengthen thy days" (<a href="/1_kings/3-14.htm" title="And if you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David did walk, then I will lengthen your days.">1Kings 3:14</a>), is hero omitted, although <a href="/2_chronicles/1-11.htm" title="And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of your enemies, neither yet have asked long life; but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king:">2Chronicles 1:11</a> has mentioned long life; perhaps because Solomon fell short of it. But comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-17.htm" title="And as for you, if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded you, and shall observe my statutes and my judgments;">2Chronicles 7:17</a> <span class= "ital">seq.</span> Of course the omission may be a mere abridgment. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Such as none of the kings... before thee, neither... after thee.</span> These words were sadly ominous of the short-lived glory of the kingdom Only two kings had reigned before Solomon in Israel, and the glory of the kingdom too surely culminated in his reign, and even before the end of it (<a href="/2_chronicles/9-22.htm">2 Chronicles 9:22, 23</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/29-25.htm">1 Chronicles 29:25</a>; <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:9</a>). On the other hand, the gratuitous and spontaneous fulness of promise in the Divine reply to a human prayer that "pleased" the Being invoked is most noticeable, and preached beforehand indeed, the lesson of the life of Jesus, "Seek ye first the kingdom... and all these things shall be added unto you" (<a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a>). The contents of this verse are followed in the parallel by the words," And Solomon awoke; and behold it was a dream." There can be no doubt that what is here rehearsed did not lose any force or anything of reality from its transpiring in a dream, of which the abundantly open statement of the method of it, as in "sleep," and in "a dream," may be accepted as the first cogent evidence. But beside this, the frequent recital in the Old Testament of occasions when significant and weighty matters of business import were so conducted by the Divine will forms ample ground and defence for the other class of occasions, of which more spiritual matter was the subject (<a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Genesis 28:12</a>; <a href="/genesis/41-7.htm">Genesis 41:7</a>; <a href="/genesis/20-3.htm">Genesis 20:3</a>; <a href="/genesis/31-10.htm">Genesis 31:10, 24</a>; <a href="/genesis/37-5.htm">Genesis 37:5</a>; <a href="/genesis/40-5.htm">Genesis 40:5</a>; <a href="/genesis/41-32.htm">Genesis 41:32</a>; Judges . 7:15; <a href="/job/33-15.htm">Job 33:15</a>; <a href="/daniel/2-3.htm">Daniel 2:3</a>; <a href="/daniel/7-1.htm">Daniel 7:1</a>; <a href="/matthew/1-20.htm">Matthew 1:20</a>; <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13, 22</a>; <a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Matthew 27:19</a>). On the other hand, side by side with such passages are those that refer to dreams for their emptiness and transiency of impression, when similes of this kind of thing are required (<a href="/job/20-8.htm">Job 20:8</a>; <a href="/psalms/73-20.htm">Psalm 73:20</a>; <a href="/psalms/126-1.htm">Psalm 126:1</a>). This is not the place to enter into any argument of a metaphysical or physiological character respecting dreams, and what they may or may not avail. But as some persons know even too well how dreams have brought them most vivid, most torturing, and most exquisite experiences in turn, there will seem, to them at least, the less difficulty in admitting utterly their availableness for communications of highest import, not only from God to man, but under certain conditions from man to God. Without doubt, certain disabilities (and those, perhaps, more especially of the moral kind) attach to our mind in dreams. But do not dreams also find the scene of the keener activities of mind pure? Granted that the mind is then under ordinary circumstances without a certain control and self-commanding power, yet is it also in some large respects much more at liberty from that besetting tyranny of sense with which waking hours are so familiar! Hence its consummate daring and swiftness and versatility in dream beyond all that it knows in the body's waking state. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/1-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">therefore wisdom</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽחָכְמָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥā·ḵə·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2451.htm">Strong's 2451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wisdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and knowledge</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַמַּדָּ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·mad·dā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4093.htm">Strong's 4093: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intelligence, consciousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have been granted</span><br /><span class="heb">נָת֣וּן</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">And I will also give you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(’et·ten-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">riches</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֹ֨שֶׁר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ō·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6239.htm">Strong's 6239: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wealth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and wealth</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְכָסִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·ḵā·sîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5233.htm">Strong's 5233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Riches, treasures</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and honor</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָבוֹד֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, splendor, copiousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">unlike</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anything</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">given to the kings</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמְּלָכִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(lam·mə·lā·ḵîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before you</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפָנֶ֔יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[or]</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽהְיֶה־</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after you.”</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’a·ḥă·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/1-12.htm">2 Chronicles 1:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/1-12.htm">2 Chronicles 1:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/1-12.htm">2 Chronicles 1:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/1-12.htm">2 Chronicles 1:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/1-12.htm">2 Chronicles 1:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/1-12.htm">2 Chronicles 1:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/1-12.htm">2 Chronicles 1:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/1-12.htm">2 Chronicles 1:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/1-12.htm">2 Chronicles 1:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/1-12.htm">2 Chronicles 1:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/1-12.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 1:12 Wisdom and knowledge is granted to you (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/1-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 1:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 1:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/1-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 1:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 1:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>