--- title: 2 Chronicles 1:11 (JPS 1917) — And God said to Solomon: 'Because this was in thy heart, and thou ha… · tree and pragmatics description: And God said to Solomon: 'Because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of them that hate thee, neither yet hast asked long life, but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge My people, over whom I have made thee king; Who a --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [2 Chronicles](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/2CH/) / [chapter 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/2CH/1/) / [1:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/2CH.1.11/) / JPS 1 # 2 Chronicles 1:11 · JPS 1917 And God said to Solomon: 'Because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of them that hate thee, neither yet hast asked long life, but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge My people, over whom I have made thee king; **Who acts:** God, this, thou, life, I · **What happens:** say, be, not ask, hate, ask, judge · **To what, where:** Solomon, heart, riches, thee, long life, wisdom · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is 2 Chronicles 1:11 · JPS 1917 in the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, from Mova's open Bible corpus. The page gives the sentence's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, parsed by Mova and checked by a teacher model — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (God, this, thou, life), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it. The original of the verse links back to its own tree and to the Targum. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = jps:2CH:10 # text = And God said to Solomon: 'Because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of them that hate thee, neither yet hast asked long life, but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge My people, over whom I have made thee king; 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 Solomon Solomon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 : : PUNCT : _ 3 punct _ _ 7 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ _ 8 Because because SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 9 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 13 nsubj _ _ 10 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 advcl _ _ 14 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 16 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 19 nsubj _ _ 17 hast have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 18 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 19 advmod _ _ 19 asked ask VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 39 conj _ _ 20 riches rich NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 obj _ _ 21 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 22 wealth wealth NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 conj _ _ 23 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 24 or or CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 25 honour honour NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 conj _ _ 26 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 27 nor nor CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 conj _ _ 30 of of ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nmod _ _ 32 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 33 nsubj _ _ 33 hate hate VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 29 acl:relcl _ _ 34 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 33 obj _ _ 35 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 36 neither neither CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 37 yet yet ADV RB _ 39 advmod _ _ 38 hast have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 39 aux _ _ 39 asked ask VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 3 ccomp _ _ 40 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 41 amod _ _ 41 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obj _ _ 42 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 43 but but CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 44 hast have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 45 aux _ _ 45 asked ask VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 39 conj _ _ 46 wisdom wisdom NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obj _ _ 47 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 48 knowledge knowledge NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 conj _ _ 49 for for ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 50 thyself thyself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes|Style=Arch 45 obl _ _ 51 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 52 that that SCONJ IN _ 55 mark _ _ 53 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 55 nsubj _ _ 54 mayest may AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 55 aux _ _ 55 judge judge VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 45 advcl _ _ 56 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 57 nmod:poss _ _ 57 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 55 obj _ _ 58 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 59 over over ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 60 whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 63 obl _ _ 61 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 63 nsubj _ _ 62 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 63 aux _ _ 63 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 57 acl:relcl _ _ 64 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 63 obj _ _ 65 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 63 xcomp _ _ 66 ; ; PUNCT : _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: evaluate - voice: character - polarity: neg - teacher: changed voice=character | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | God | | Solomon | | | | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to solomon=Experiencer clause=Topic | | 2 | **is** | past | this | | | thy heart | | | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **ask** *speech: ask* | present · perfect | thou | riches and wealth or honour nor the life of riches | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent rich=Recipient | | 4 | **hate** | present | the life of riches | thee | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thou=Stimulus | | 5 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · perfect | | long life | | | yet | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent life=Recipient | | 6 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · perfect | | wisdom and knowledge | | | | for thyself | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent wisdom=Recipient | | 7 | **judge** | may | thou | My people | | | | | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent people=Value | | 8 | **make** | present · perfect | I | thee | | | | over My people | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Product | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. ## The Hebrew of this verse {#hebrew} וַיֹּ֣אמֶר־אֱלֹהִ֣ים ׀ לִשְׁלֹמֹ֡ה יַ֣עַן אֲשֶׁר֩ הָיְתָ֨ה זֹ֜את עִם־לְבָבֶ֗ךָ וְלֹֽא־שָׁ֠אַלְתָּ עֹ֣שֶׁר נְכָסִ֤ים וְכָבוֹד֙ וְאֵת֙ נֶ֣פֶשׁ שֹׂנְאֶ֔יךָ וְגַם־יָמִ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים לֹ֣א שָׁאָ֑לְתָּ וַתִּֽשְׁאַל־לְךָ֙ חָכְמָ֣ה וּמַדָּ֔ע אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּשְׁפּוֹט֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִמְלַכְתִּ֖יךָ עָלָֽיו׃ [2 Chronicles 1:11: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/2CH.1.11/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. Sentence `jps:2CH:10` of Mova's parse database. **The tree and the speech act** come from Mova's cycle: the small model's draft, read by a large model as teacher, passed by Mova's gates (Elamur Cosmic License). **The frames** are read from the tree by Mova's frames reader (`prag`) when this page is built, the chapter read in order, so a pronoun may be resolved from an earlier sentence of the chapter. - ← previous: [2 Chronicles 1:10 (JPS)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.9/) - next →: [2 Chronicles 1:12 (JPS)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.11/) - ↑ back to [2 Chronicles 1:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/2CH.1.11/)