2 Chronicles 1:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

So I will make you wise and intelligent. But I will also make you richer and more famous than any king before or after you.

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People from every nation wanted to hear the wisdom God had given him.

and you rule with strength and power. You make people rich and powerful and famous.

The LORD made Solomon a great king, and the whole nation was amazed at how famous he was. In fact, no other king of Israel was as great as Solomon.

Solomon was the richest and wisest king in the world.

God dearly loved King Solomon of Israel and made him the greatest king on earth, but Solomon's foreign wives led him into sin.

I was the most famous person who had ever lived in Jerusalem, and I was very wise.

Suppose you are very rich and able to enjoy everything you own. Then go ahead and enjoy working hard—this is God's gift to you.

But more than anything else, put God's work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well.

I pray that Christ Jesus and the church will for ever bring praise to God. His power at work in us can do far more than we dare ask or imagine. Amen.

If any of you need wisdom, you should ask God, and it will be given to you. God is generous and won't correct you for asking.