8And Solomon said to God: Thou hast shewn great kindness to my father David: and hast made me king in his stead.


In Context

5 And the altar of brass, which Beseleel the son of Uri the son of Hur had made, was there before the tabernacle of the Lord: and Solomon and all the assembly sought it:

6 And Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar, before the tabernacle of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up on it a thousand victims.

7 And behold that night God appeared to him, saying: Ask what thou wilt that I should give thee.

8 And Solomon said to God: Thou hast shewn great kindness to my father David: and hast made me king in his stead.

9 Now therefore, O Lord God, let thy word be fulfilled, which thou hast promised to David my father: for thou hast made me king over thy great people, which is as innumerable as the dust of the earth.

10 Give me wisdom and knowledge that I may come in and go out before thy people: for who can worthily judge this thy people, which is so great?

2 Chronicles 1:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:8And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:8Solomon answered God, "You have shown great kindness to David my father and have made me king in his place.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8And Solomon said to God, Thou hast shewn unto David my father great loving-kindness, and hast made me king in his stead.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:8And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast showed great lovingkindness unto David my father, and hast made me king in his stead.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:8And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great kindness unto David my father, and hast made me king in his stead.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8And Solomon said to God, Thou hast shown great mercy to David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8Solomon said to God, |You have shown great loving kindness to David my father, and have made me king in his place.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8And Solomon saith to God, 'Thou hast done with David my father great kindness, and hast caused me to reign in his stead.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:8And Solomon said to God, You have showed great mercy to David my father, and have made me to reign in his stead.