1 Kings 3:5

In Glbeon the Lord appeared unto Solomon in a dream [cf. Numbers 12:6 . A vision is not necessarily implied (as in Genesis 28:12 ; cf. Genesis 15:12 ), though he may have seen some angelic form ( angelus in Dei nomine ei apparuit loquens. Grotius)—of course, only in his dream. Cf. Matthew 1:20 ; Matthew 2:12 . Probably "appeared" is the equivalent of "revealed Himself." Bähr] by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee [cf. Matthew 7:7 . This was the answer to the sacrifices. The night was probably that which followed the last day on which they were offered ( Matthew 7:15 ).]