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Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt ,
and took Pharaoh '
s daughter ,
and brought her into the city of David ,
until he had made an end of building his own house ,
and the house of Yahweh ,
and the wall of Jerusalem all around .
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Only the people sacrificed in the high places ,
because there was no house built for the name of Yahweh until those days .
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Solomon loved Yahweh ,
walking in the statutes of David his father :
only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places .
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The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there ;
for that was the great high place .
Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar .
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In Gibeon Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream by night ;
and God said , "
Ask what I shall give you ."
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Solomon said , "
You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness ,
according as he walked before you in truth ,
and in righteousness ,
and in uprightness of heart with you .
You have kept for him this great loving kindness ,
that you have given him a son to sit on his throne ,
as it is this day .
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Now ,
Yahweh my God ,
you have made your servant king instead of David my father .
I am but a little child .
I don '
t know how to go out or come in .
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Your servant is in the midst of your people which you have chosen ,
a great people ,
that can '
t be numbered nor counted for multitude .
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Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people ,
that I may discern between good and evil ;
for who is able to judge this your great people ?"
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The speech pleased the Lord ,
that Solomon had asked this thing .
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God said to him , "
Because you have asked this thing ,
and have not asked for yourself long life ,
neither have asked riches for yourself ,
nor have asked the life of your enemies ,
but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice ;
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behold ,
I have done according to your word .
Behold ,
I have given you a wise and an understanding heart ;
so that there has been none like you before you ,
neither after you shall any arise like you .
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I have also given you that which you have not asked ,
both riches and honor ,
so that there shall not be any among the kings like you ,
all your days .
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If you will walk in my ways ,
to keep my statutes and my commandments ,
as your father David walked ,
then I will lengthen your days ."
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Solomon awoke ;
and behold ,
it was a dream .
Then he came to Jerusalem ,
and stood before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh ,
and offered up burnt offerings ,
offered peace offerings ,
and made a feast to all his servants .