King James Version (KJV)
2 Chronicles 1:8
“And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.”
Verse in context — 2 Chronicles 1
6
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.
7
In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.
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And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.
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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.
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Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, [that is so] great?
About 2 Chronicles
Solomon’s reign and Judah’s history until the Babylonian exile.
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