1 Kings 3:5 - Compare All Versions
1 Kings 3:4-5 MSG (The Message)
The king went to Gibeon, the most prestigious of the local shrines, to worship. He sacrificed a thousand Whole-Burnt-Offerings on that altar. That night, there in Gibeon, GOD appeared to Solomon in a dream: God said, “What can I give you? Ask.”
1 Kings 3:5 KJV (King James Version)
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
1 Kings 3:5 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night; and God said, “Ask what you wish Me to give you.”
1 Kings 3:5 NCV (New Century Version)
While he was at Gibeon, the LORD appeared to him in a dream during the night. God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”
1 Kings 3:5 ASV (American Standard Version)
In Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
1 Kings 3:5 NIV (New International Version)
At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”
1 Kings 3:5 NKJV (New King James Version)
At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask! What shall I give you?”
1 Kings 3:5 AMP (Amplified Bible)
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night; and God said, “Ask [Me] what I shall give you.”
1 Kings 3:5 NLT (New Living Translation)
That night the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!”
1 Kings 3:5 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.”