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2 Chronicles 1:12

therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God speaks to Solomon at Gibeon, immediately after Solomon requests wisdom and knowledge to govern God's people rather than personal gain or long life.

The words — The Hebrew נָת֣וּן (na.Tun) denotes a passive state of being "[is] given," while אֶתֶּן\־ ('e.ten-) shifts to the active future "I will give," marking the textual transition from granted wisdom to promised material blessings.

The thread — This divine exchange runs parallel to James 1:5, which commands asking God for wisdom, and Matthew 6:33, which promises that seeking God's kingdom brings all other necessities.

Why it lands — The text demands a reader prioritize governance and obedience over personal security, recognizing that material provision follows divine assignment rather than personal negotiation.

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The Hebrew words

הַֽחָכְמָ֥הha./cha.khe.Mahthe/ wisdomוְהַמַּדָּ֖עve./ha/m.ma.Da'and/ the/ knowledgeנָת֣וּןna.Tun[is] givenלָ֑ךְLa/khto/ youוְעֹ֨שֶׁרve./'O.sherand/ wealthוּנְכָסִ֤יםu./ne.kha.Simand/ richesוְכָבוֹד֙ve./kha.Vodand/ honorאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-I will giveלָ֔ךְLa/khto/ youאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.Sherwhichלֹא־lo'-notהָ֣יָהHa.yahit belongedכֵ֗ןKhenthusלַמְּלָכִים֙la./me.la.Khimto the/ kingsאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhoלְפָנֶ֔יךָle./fa.Nei./kha[were] <to>/ before/ youוְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָve./'a.cha.Rei./khaand/ after/ youלֹ֥אlo'notיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-it will beכֵּֽן׃Kenthus

King James Version

Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.

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