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(Cf. 1 Kings 3) 1–6. Sacrifice of Solomon in Gibeon. 7–12. Night epiphany to Solon and the granting of wisdom to him. 13–17. Solomon's wealth. 2 Chronicles 1:1. And Solomon, the son of David, established himself in his kingdom; and the Lord his God was with him, and lifted him up on high. 2 Chronicles 1:2. And Solomon commanded that all Israel should assemble: the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and the judges, and all the rulers of all Israel—the heads of the generations. 2 Chronicles 1:3. And Solomon and all the congregation with him went up to the high place that is in Gibeon, for there was God's tabernacle of meeting, which Moses the servant of the Lord pitched in the wilderness. 2 Chronicles 1:4. David brought the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim to the place that David had prepared for it, having built a tabernacle for it in Jerusalem. 2 Chronicles 1:5. And the brass altar, which Bezaleel the son of Uri the son of Hor had made, remained there before the tabernacle of the Lord, and Solomon and the congregation sought it out. 2 Chronicles 1:6. And there, before the Lord, on the bronze altar, which was before the tabernacle of the congregation, Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings. 2 Chronicles 1:7. That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, “Ask what I can give you.” 2 Chronicles 1:8. And Solomon said to God: You have shown great mercy to David my father and made me king in his place. 2 Chronicles 1:9. May your word to David my father be fulfilled, O Lord God. Because You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth, 2 Chronicles 1:10. then now give me wisdom and knowledge, so that I can go out before this people and enter in, for who can govern this great people of Yours? 2 Chronicles 1:11. And God said to Solomon: Because it was in your heart, and you did not ask for riches, wealth and glory and the lives of your enemies, and also you did not ask for many days, but you asked for wisdom and knowledge to rule My people, over whom I have made you king, 2 Chronicles 1:12. wisdom and knowledge are given to you, and I will give you wealth and wealth and glory, the likes of which have never been given to kings before you. (2 Chronicles 1:1–13) talk about the same facts that are narrated by (1 Kings 3:4–15), and convey them in a significantly similar way to the 3rd book of Kings. The differences are private, indicating either the special style of the sacred writer Chronicles, or his unique point of view on the same facts, or, finally, supplementing the narrative of 3 Kings with new features. So, in the place in question, 2 Chronicles v. 2 indicates that Solomon on his pilgrimage to Gibeon was accompanied by the heads and leaders of the people (which is not said in (1 Kings 3:4), compare, however, in the same place (verse 15), which, without a doubt, really took place at this time, as well as later when the ark was transferred to the church and the consecration of the latter (1 Kings 8:1; 2 Chronicles 5:2). Then, if in (1 Kings 3:4) it is said general: “there (in Gibeon) was the main altar” (actually: “height”, Hebrew bama), then in vv. 3–5 of the considered chapter of 2 Chronicles it is definitely said that: 1) in Gibeon there was the tabernacle of Moses (verse 3, cf. (Ex. 40:18)); 2) in front of this tabernacle of meeting there stood the one made under Moses by the artist Bezalel the altar (verse 5, cf. (Exodus 37:1,38:1)), on which Solomon performed 1,000 burnt offerings (verse 6), and 3) the ark of God or the ark of the covenant from Kiriathyarim (cf. (1 Sam. 7:1)) was transferred by David to the tabernacle he built in Jerusalem. The latter is described in (2 Kings 6:1–23), especially in verse 17 (see Commentaries. Bible, vol. II. St. Petersburg 1905, pp. 424–425), as well as in 1 Chronicles in chapters 15 and 16. The reality of the existence before the time of Solomon of the tabernacle of Moses with its sacred accessories is confirmed by testimony (1 Kings 8:4) (see Interpretations of the Bible, vol. II, p. 461). For the position of Gibeon, see Commentaries. Bible, vol. II, p. 317–318 and 450–451. About the position of Karithyarim (Josh. 9:17; Jer. 26:20) otherwise Baal of Judah (2 Kings 6:2; Joshua 15:9,60), see Explanatory Bible, vol. II, p. 318 and 424; according to Eusebius and Blessed. Jerome (Onomast. 596, cf. 192), this city lay on the 9th miliaria on the road from Elia (Jerusalem) to Diospolis (Lydda); now the Muslim village of Kariet el-ineb. As for the point of view, St. the writer of 2 Chronicles does not mention the service of Solomon and the people to God on the high places, which was not entirely consistent with the law, as stated in (1 Kings 3:2) (Commentary Bible II, 450): the high places that were anciently dedicated to God were distinguished from those later arbitrarily chosen (see ibid., p. 439). The altar at the Tabernacle of Moses could not be among the latter, criminal, from the point of view of the law: this is the reason why the priest. The writer of 2 Chronicles does not mention ministry here on “high places.” Finally, in one word expression, 2 Chronicles differs from 3 Kings in the story of the night theophany to Solomon: the extraordinary wisdom given by God to Solomon in (1 Kings 3:9,12) is designated specifically: “a wise and understanding heart” Heb.: Lev hakam benabon, and in (2 Chronicles 1:10,12) abstractly: “wisdom and knowledge”, Hebrew: gahokma vegamadda. An abstract representation may indicate a relatively late origin of the book. Chronicles (Madda belongs to later Hebraism, found in (Dan.1:4,17)). 2 Chronicles 1:13. And Solomon came from the high place in Gibeon, from the tabernacle of meeting, to Jerusalem and reigned over Israel. 2 Chronicles puts Solomon's journey to Gibeon at the beginning of his reign, which probably was (it is possible that the events described in 1 Kings, II, took place after this journey. Glorious: “from Gibeon on high” (cf. v. 3), as in the LXX (ὑψηλὴ) and in the Vulgate (excelsus), - inaccurate rendering of the Hebrew: bama, height. 2 Chronicles 1:14. And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; and he had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen; and he placed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 2 Chronicles 1:15. And the king made the silver and gold in Jerusalem equal to simple stone, and the cedars, because of their abundance, made them equal to the sycamore trees that are in the low places. 2 Chronicles 1:16. Solomon's horses were brought from Egypt and Kuva; The royal merchants from Kuva received them for money. 2 Chronicles 1:17. The chariot was received and delivered from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and the horse for one hundred and fifty. In the same way they delivered it with their own hands to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aramean. Wed. (1 Kings 10:26–29,4:26). Wed. commentaries on these passages (Expository Bible II, pp. 453 and 468). In the Masoretic Hebrew text, chapter 1 is assigned as verse 18 and verse 1 of chapter 2. From chapters 2 to 7 inclusive, we talk about the construction of the church and its consecration. You might be interested in: