1 Kings 3:

¹³ Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for—both riches and honor—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings. -niv

¹³And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days. -kjv

Meditations:

1) I was not taught as a kid to ask questions or to ask. Only through scripture memory did I learn from John 16:24 that we need to ask in order to get an answer. In life, if you live a quiet life, generally people will leave you as you are. So, you will have to ask in order to get an answer.

John 16:

²⁴Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. – niv

2) However, having being acquainted with John16:24, 1Kings 3:13 strikes me in a different way.  In the above context, God appeared to King Solomon in a dream and told him to ask whatever he wants from God. Solomon asked for wisdom and God was pleased with his request. He was so pleased with Solomon that He gave him what he did not ask for. It shows that if we please God, God will bless us even if we don’t ask him and in King Solomon’s case, God blessed him with riches and honour.

3) We should take note that we should not please God because we want Him to bless us. We want to please God because of what Jesus has done for us.