2 Chronicles 1:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you did not make request for money, property, or honour, or for the destruction of your haters, or for long life; but you have made request for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, so that you may be the judge of my people over whom I have made you king:

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  • Prov 23:7 : 7 For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.
  • Acts 5:4 : 4 While you had it, was it not your property? and after you had given it in exchange, was it not still in your power? how has this purpose come into your mind? you have been false, not to men, but to God.
  • Heb 4:12 : 12 For the word of God is living and full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart.
  • Jas 3:13 : 13 Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.
  • Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.
  • 1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
  • 1 Kgs 3:11-13 : 11 And God said to him, Because your request is for this thing, and not for long life for yourself or for wealth or for the destruction of your haters, but for wisdom to be a judge of causes; 12 I have done as you said: I have given you a wise and far-seeing heart, so that there has never been your equal in the past, and never will there be any like you in the future. 13 And with this I have given you what you made no request for: wealth and honour, so that no king was ever your equal.
  • 1 Kgs 3:28 : 28 And news of this decision which the king had made went through all Israel; and they had fear of the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to give decisions.
  • 1 Kgs 8:18 : 18 But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name;
  • 1 Chr 28:2 : 2 Then David the king got up and said, Give ear to me, my brothers and my people; it was my desire to put up a house, a resting-place for the ark of the Lord's agreement, and for the foot-rest of our God; and I had got material ready for the building of it.
  • 1 Chr 29:17-18 : 17 And I am conscious, my God, that you are the searcher of hearts, taking pleasure in righteousness. As for me, with an upright heart I have freely given all these things; and I have seen with joy your people who are here to make their offerings freely to you. 18 O Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the deepest thoughts of your people, and let their hearts be fixed and true to you;
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 3:9-14
    6 verses
    92%

    9 Give your servant, then, a wise heart for judging your people, able to see what is good and what evil; for who is able to be the judge of this great people?

    10 Now these words and Solomon's request were pleasing to the Lord.

    11 And God said to him, Because your request is for this thing, and not for long life for yourself or for wealth or for the destruction of your haters, but for wisdom to be a judge of causes;

    12 I have done as you said: I have given you a wise and far-seeing heart, so that there has never been your equal in the past, and never will there be any like you in the future.

    13 And with this I have given you what you made no request for: wealth and honour, so that no king was ever your equal.

    14 And if you go on in my ways, keeping my laws and my orders as your father David did, I will give you a long life.

  • 2 Chr 1:12-13
    2 verses
    88%

    12 Wisdom and knowledge are given to you; and I will give you wealth and honour, such as no king has had before you or ever will have after you.

    13 So Solomon went back from the high place at Gibeon, from before the Tent of meeting, to Jerusalem; and he was king over Israel.

  • 2 Chr 1:7-10
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    87%

    7 In that night God came to Solomon in a vision, and said to him, Say what I am to give you.

    8 And Solomon said to God, Great was your mercy to David my father, and you have made me king in his place.

    9 Now, O Lord God, let your word to David my father come true; for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in number.

    10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, so that I may go out and come in before this people: for who is able to be the judge of this great people of yours?

  • 1 Kgs 3:5-7
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    78%

    5 In Gibeon, Solomon had a vision of the Lord in a dream by night; and God said to him, Say what I am to give you.

    6 And Solomon said, Great was your mercy to David my father, as his life before you was true and upright and his heart was true to you; and you have kept for him this greatest mercy, a son to take his place this day.

    7 And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in the place of David my father; and I am only a young boy, with no knowledge of how to go out or come in.

  • 2 Chr 9:22-23
    2 verses
    78%

    22 And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

    23 And all the kings of the earth came to see Solomon and to give ear to his wisdom, which God had put into his heart.

  • 1 Kgs 10:23-24
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    77%

    23 And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

    24 And from all over the earth they came to see Solomon and to give ear to his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

  • 1 Kgs 10:8-9
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    8 Happy are your wives, happy are these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.

    9 May the Lord your God be praised, whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of the kingdom of Israel; because the Lord's love for Israel is eternal, he has made you king, to be their judge in righteousness.

  • 1 Chr 29:19
    74%

    19 And give to Solomon my son a true heart, to keep your orders, your rules, and your laws, and to do all these things, and to put up this great house for which I have made ready.

  • 2 Chr 9:7-8
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    74%

    7 Happy are your wives and happy these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.

    8 Praise be to the Lord your God whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of his kingdom to be king for the Lord your God: because, in his love for Israel, it was the purpose of your God to make them strong for ever, he made you king over them, to be their judge in righteousness.

  • 1 Kgs 4:29-30
    2 verses
    74%

    29 And God gave Solomon a great store of wisdom and good sense, and a mind of wide range, as wide as the sand by the seaside.

    30 And Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.

  • 1 Kgs 5:7
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    7 And these words of Solomon made Hiram glad, and he said, Now may the Lord be praised who has given to David a wise son to be king over this great people.

  • Jas 1:5
    73%

    5 But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

  • 1 Kgs 5:12
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    12 Now the Lord had given Solomon wisdom, as he had said to him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they made an agreement together.

  • 1 Kgs 6:11
    72%

    11 (And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 10:13
    72%

    13 And King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she made request for, in addition to what he gave her freely from the impulse of his heart. So she went back to her country, she and her servants.

  • 1 Chr 29:25
    72%

    25 And the Lord made Solomon great in the eyes of all Israel, clothing him with glory and honour such as no other king in Israel had had before him.

  • 2 Chr 2:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11 Then Huram, king of Tyre, sent Solomon an answer in writing, saying, Because of his love for his people the Lord has made you king over them.

    12 And Huram said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, maker of heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, full of wisdom and good sense, to be the builder of a house for the Lord and a house for himself as king.

  • Eccl 1:16
    72%

    16 I said to my heart, See, I have become great and am increased in wisdom more than any who were before me in Jerusalem--yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.

  • 1 Kgs 1:12
    72%

    12 So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.

  • 1 Kgs 4:34
    72%

    34 People came from every nation to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had word of his wisdom.

  • 2 Chr 9:12
    72%

    12 And King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she made request for, in addition to what she had taken to the king. So she went back to her country with her servants.

  • 1 Chr 22:12
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    12 Only may the Lord give you wisdom, and knowledge of his orders for Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

  • 2 Chr 9:3
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    3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had made,

  • 1 Kgs 10:3-4
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    3 And Solomon gave her answers to all her questions; there was no secret which the king did not make clear to her.

    4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had made,

  • 1 Kgs 11:11
    71%

    11 So the Lord said to Solomon, Because you have done this, and have not kept my agreement and my laws, which I gave you, I will take the kingdom away from you by force and will give it to your servant.

  • 1 Chr 28:9
    71%

    9 And you, Solomon my son, get knowledge of the God of your father, and be his servant with a true heart and with a strong desire, for the Lord is the searcher of all hearts, and has knowledge of all the designs of men's thoughts; if you make search for him, he will be near you; but if you are turned away from him, he will give you up for ever.

  • 1 Kgs 1:20
    71%

    20 And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, waiting for you to say who is to take the place of my lord the king after him.

  • 2 Chr 1:1
    71%

    1 And Solomon, the son of David, made himself strong in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and made him very great.

  • 1 Kgs 3:28
    71%

    28 And news of this decision which the king had made went through all Israel; and they had fear of the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to give decisions.

  • Prov 8:11
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    11 For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.

  • 1 Chr 28:5
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    5 And of all my sons (for the Lord has given me a great number of sons) he has made selection of Solomon to take his place on the seat of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.