1 Kings 3:3-15

Legacy Standard Bible

³ And ^(A)Solomon loved Yahweh, ^(B)walking in the statutes of his father David, except he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. ^4 (C)And the king went to ^(D)Gibeon to sacrifice there, ^(E)for that was the great high place; Solomon offered one thousand burnt offerings on that altar. ^5 (F)In Gibeon, Yahweh appeared to Solomon ^(G)in a dream at night; and God said, “^(H)Ask what I should give to you.”

God Gives Wisdom to Solomon

⁶ Then Solomon said, “^(I)You have shown great lovingkindness to Your slave David my father, ^(J)according to how he walked before You in ^[a]truth and righteousness and uprightness of heart toward You; and ^(K)You have kept for him this great lovingkindness, that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. ⁷ So now, O Yahweh my God, ^(L)You have made Your slave king in place of my father David, yet ^(M)I am but a little child; ^(N)I do not know how to go out or come in. ^8 (O)And Your slave is in the midst of Your people which You have chosen, ^(P)a numerous people who are too many to be numbered or counted. ⁹ So ^(Q)give Your slave a listening heart to judge Your people ^(R)to discern between good and evil. For who is able to ^[b]judge this glorious people of Yours?”

^10 [c]And it was pleasing in the sight of the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing. ¹¹ And God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing and have ^(S)not asked for yourself ^[d]long life, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself discernment to listen to justice, ¹² behold, ^(T)I have done according to your words. Behold, ^(U)I have given you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, nor shall one like you arise after you. ^13 (V)I have also given you what you have not asked, both ^(W)riches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you all your days. ^14 (X)Now if you walk in My ways, keeping My statutes and commandments, as your father David walked, then I will ^(Y)prolong your days.”

¹⁵ Then ^(Z)Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and made peace offerings, and ^(AA)made a feast for all his servants.