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1 Kings 3:1-15 (New International Version)

1 Kings 3

Solomon Asks for Wisdom
1 Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and
married his daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he finished
building his palace and the temple of the LORD, and the wall around Jerusalem.
2 The people, however, were
still sacrificing at the high places, because a temple had not yet been built
for the Name of the LORD. 3
Solomon showed his love for the LORD by walking according to the statutes of his
father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high
places.

4 The king went to
Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and
Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. 5 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."

6 Solomon answered,
"You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was
faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this
great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very
day.

7 "Now, O LORD my
God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only
a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. 8 Your servant is here among the people you have
chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number. 9 So give your servant a discerning heart to
govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able
to govern this great people of yours?"

10 The Lord was
pleased that Solomon had asked for this. 11 So God said to him, "Since you have asked for this and not
for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your
enemies but for discernment in administering justice, 12 I will do what you have asked. I will give
you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like
you, nor will there ever be. 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.
14 And if you walk in my
ways and obey my statutes and commands as David your father did, I will give you
a long life." 15 Then
Solomon awoke—and he realized it had been a dream.

He returned to Jerusalem, stood before
the ark of the Lord's covenant and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship
offerings. Then he
gave a feast for all his court.

Footnotes:

1
Kings 3:15 Traditionally peace offerings

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