1Kings:3:1-15
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Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt ;
he took Pharaoh '
s daughter ,
and brought her into the city of David ,
until he had finished building his own house and the house of the LORD and the wall around Jerusalem .
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The people were sacrificing at the high places ,
however ,
because no house had yet been built for the name of the LORD .
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Solomon loved the LORD ,
walking in the statutes of David his father ;
only ,
he sacrificed and burnt incense at the high places .
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And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there ,
for that was the great high place ;
Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings upon that altar .
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At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night ;
and God said , "
Ask what I shall give you ."
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And Solomon said , "
Thou hast shown great and steadfast love to thy servant David my father ,
because he walked before thee in faithfulness ,
in righteousness ,
and in uprightness of heart toward thee ;
and thou hast kept for him this great and steadfast love ,
and hast given him a son to sit on his throne this day .
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And now ,
O LORD my God ,
thou hast made thy servant king in place of David my father ,
although I am but a little child ;
I do not know how to go out or come in .
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And thy servant is in the midst of thy people whom thou hast chosen ,
a great people ,
that cannot be numbered or counted for multitude .
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Give thy servant therefore an understanding mind to govern thy people ,
that I may discern between good and evil ;
for who is able to govern this thy great people ?"
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It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this .
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And God said to him , "
Because you have asked this ,
and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies ,
but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right ,
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behold ,
I now do according to your word .
Behold ,
I give you a wise and discerning mind ,
so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you .
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I give you also what you have not asked ,
both riches and honor ,
so that no other king shall compare with you ,
all your days .
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And if you will walk in my ways ,
keeping my statutes and my commandments ,
as your father David walked ,
then I will lengthen your days ."
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And Solomon awoke ,
and behold ,
it was a dream .
Then he came to Jerusalem ,
and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD ,
and offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings ,
and made a feast for all his servants .
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