2 Chronicles 1:9

7 ^aOn that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask! What shall I give you?”

8 And Solomon said to God: “You have shown great ^amercy to David my father, and have made me ^bking in his place.

9 Now, O Lord God, let Your promise to David my father be established, ^afor You have made me king over a people like the ^bdust of the earth in multitude.

10 ^aNow give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may ^bgo out and come in before this people; for who can judge this great people of Yours?”

11 ^aThen God said to Solomon: “Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches or wealth or honor or the life of your enemies, nor have you asked long life—but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge My people over whom I have made you king—

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Let thy promise - debarcha , thy word; pithgamach , Targum. It is very remarkable that when either God or man is represented as having spoken a word then the noun pithgam is used by the Targumist; but when word is used personally, then he employs the noun meymera , which appears to answer to the of St. John, John 1:1, etc.

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