2 Chronicles 1:7-12 In that night did God appear to Solomon, and said to him, Ask what I shall give you.… We speak chidingly and upbraidingly of men who have had what we call their chance and have not availed themselves of it. Should a man come to poverty, we review his life and say, "He had no opportunity of doing better; he has made the best of his circumstances, he deserves sympathy; let us extend our help to him." Or we say, "He has had his chance; he might have been as high as most of us; we remember the time when his life was crowned with a gracious opportunity; he was slothful, incapable; he was busy here and there, and the king passed by; and now we do not feel any kindling of real regard and interest in relation to hun. God gives every man his opportunity. (J. Parker, D.D.) Parallel Verses KJV: In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.WEB: In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, "Ask what I shall give you." |
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