1 Kings 3:5

“In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, etc.] This was not a common natural dream, but an extraordinary, divine, and supernatural one, a prophetic dream, a night vision, such as God used to speak in to his prophets; in which he had the full use of his reasoning powers, was under divine impressions, and in a spiritual frame of mind, and in the exercise of grace; it was not a mere dream that the Lord did appear to him, but he really did appear to him while sleeping and dreaming, by some display of his glory in some way or another: and God said, ask what I shall give thee; he did not hereby dream that God said to him, but he really did say this; bid him ask what he would and…”

“In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream--It was probably at the close of this season, when his mind had been elevated into a high state of religious fervor by the protracted services. Solomon felt an intense desire, and he had offered an earnest petition, for the gift of wisdom. In sleep his thoughts ran upon the subject of his prayer, and he dreamed that God appeared to him and gave him the option of every thing in the world--that he asked wisdom, and that God granted his request (Kg1 3:9-12). His dream was but an imaginary repetition of his former desire, but God's grant of it was real.”

“The Lord appeared unto Solomon in a dream - Compare the marginal references and Genesis 15:1; Genesis 28:12; Genesis 37:5. return to 'Top of Page'”

“the Lord: Kg1 9:2 in a dream: Gen 28:12, Gen 28:13; Num 12:6; Job 33:14, Job 33:15; Mat 1:20, Mat 2:13, Mat 2:19 Ask what: Ch2 1:7-12; Mat 7:7, Mat 7:8; Mar 10:36, Mar 10:38-51, Mar 11:24; Joh 14:13, Joh 14:14, Joh 15:16; Jam 1:5, Jam 1:6; Jo1 5:14, Jo1 5:15 3 Kings (1 Kings) 3:6”