On the night of his coronation, Solomon journeys to Gibeon - where Moses’s Tent of Meeting stood - offers a thousand burnt offerings, and God appears with one of Scripture’s most open-handed invitations: ask for anything.
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Lyrics
Solomon the son of David was firmly established in his kingdom And the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great
Solomon spoke to all Israel To the captains of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges And to every prince in all Israel The heads of the fathers’ households Then Solomon and all the assembly with him went to the high place
That was at Gibeon, for God’s Tent of Meeting was there Which the Lord’s servant Moses had made in the wilderness But David had brought God’s ark up from Kiriath Jearim To the place that David had prepared for it For he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem
And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before the Lord Which was at the Tent of Meeting And offered one thousand burnt offerings on it That night, God appeared to Solomon
Ask for what you want me to give you Solomon said to God You have shown great loving kindness to David my father And have made me king in his place
Now, Lord God, let your promise to David my father be established For you have made me king over a people Like the dust of the earth in multitude Now give me wisdom and knowledge That I may go out and come in before this people
For who can judge this great people of yours God said to Solomon Because this was in your heart And you have not asked riches, wealth, or honour
Nor yet have you asked for long life But have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself That you may judge my people Therefore wisdom and knowledge is granted to you
I will give you riches, wealth, and honour Such as none of the kings have had who have been before you And none after you will have The wisdom requested, the blessing given The kingdom firmly established
Solomon the wise The blessing descended Wisdom granted The covenant holds
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2 Chronicles 1 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.
Published 2026-05-22 · Last updated 2026-06-06
Written by Reid Wender, Editorial Director at Psalmody Press