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3 And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the ordinances of David his father. Except, he sacrificed and offered incense in the high places.
4 And the king went to Gibeon, to sacrifice there, for that was the chief high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings upon that altar.
5 In Gibeon, the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, by night. And God said, “Ask what I shall give you.”
6 And Solomon said, “You have shown to Your servant David, my father, great mercy when he walked before You in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You. And You have kept this great mercy for him and have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
7 “And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king instead of David, my father. And I am but a young child and do not know how to go out and in.
8 “And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a great people, who cannot be told nor numbered for multitude.
9 “Give, therefore, to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, so that I may discern between good and bad. For who is able to judge this, Your mighty people?”
10 And this pleased the LORD well, that Solomon had desired this thing.
11 And God said to him, “Because you have asked for this thing—and have not asked for long life for yourself or for riches for yourself or for the life of your enemies—but have asked for understanding for yourself, to hear judgment,
12 “behold, I have done according to your words. Lo, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has been no one like you before. Nor shall there arise anyone like you after you.
13 And I have also given you that for which you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that among the kings there shall be no one like you all your days.
14 “And if you will walk in My ways, to keep My Ordinances and My Commandments, as your father David walked, I will prolong your days.”
15 And when Solomon awoke, 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 made a feast to all his servants.
16 Then two harlots came to the king and stood before him.
17 And one woman said, “Oh my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house. And I delivered a child with her in the house.
18 “And the third day after I had delivered, this woman delivered also. And we were in the house together. No stranger was with us in the house except us two.
19 “And this woman’s son died in the night. For she lay on him.
20 “And she rose at midnight and took my son from my side while your handmaid slept and laid him in her bosom and laid her dead son in my bosom.
21 ‘And when I arose in the morning to nurse my son, behold, he was dead. And when I had looked closely at him in the morning, behold, it was not my son whom I had borne.”
22 Then the other woman said, “No! But my son lives! And your son is dead!” Again, she said, “No! But your son is dead and mine alive!” Thus they spoke before the king.
23 Then the king said, “She says, ‘This who lives is my son, and the dead is your son.’ And the other says, ‘No, but the dead is your son, and the living is my son.’”
24 Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” And they brought out a sword before the king.
25 And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give one half to one, and the other half to the other.”
26 Then, the woman whose child was living spoke to the king, for her compassion was kindled toward her son. And she said, “Oh my lord, give her the living child and do not kill him!” But the other said, “Let it be neither mine nor yours, but divide it.”
27 Then the king answered, and said, “Give her the living child, and do not kill him. This is his mother.”
28 And all Israel heard the judgment which the king had judged. And they feared the king. For they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.
4 And King Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 And these were his princes: Azariah the son of Zadok the Priest,
3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha were scribes. Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the recorder.
4 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the army. And Zadok and Abiathar were Priests.
5 And Azariah, the son of Nathan, was over the officers. And Zabud the son of Nathan, Priest, was the king’s friend.
6 And Ahishar was over the household. And Adoniram, the son of Abda, was over the tribute.
7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household: each man had a month in the year to provide food.
8 And these are their names: the son of Hur on mount Ephraim,
9 the son of Deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth Shemesh and Elon and Beth Hanan,
10 the son of Hesed in Arubboth (to whom belonged Sochoh and all the land of Hepher),
11 the son of Abinadab in all the region of Dor (who had Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, as a wife),
12 Baana, the son of Ahilud in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth Shean (which is by Zaretan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as the other side of Jokneam,
13 the son of Geber in Ramoth Gilead (and his were the towns of Jair), the son of Manasseh (who are in Gilead), and under him was the region of Argob (which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bars of bronze),
14 Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim,
15 Ahimaaz in Naphtali (and he took Basemath, the daughter of Solomon, as a wife),
16 Baanah, the son of Hushai, in Asher and Aloth,
17 Jehoshaphat, the son of Paruah, in Issachar,
18 Shimei, the son of Elah, in Benjamin,
19 Geber, the son of Uri, in the country of Gilead, the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan (and was officer alone in the land).
20 Judah and Israel were many—as the sand of the sea in number—eating, drinking and making merry.
21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms, from the river to the land of the Philistines to the border of Egypt. And they brought presents and served Solomon all the days of his life.
22 And Solomon’s food for one day were thirty measures of fine flour, sixty measures of meal,
23 ten fat oxen, twenty oxen of the pastures, and a hundred sheep (besides deer, bucks, gazelles, and fat fowl).
24 For he ruled in all the region on the other side of the river, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings on the other side the river. And he had peace all around him on every side.
25 And Judah and Israel dwelt without fear, each man under his vine, and under his fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
27 And these officers provided food for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon’s table, every man his month. They lacked nothing.
28 Also, they brought barley and straw for the horses and mules to the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
29 And God gave Solomon very much wisdom and understanding and a large heart, as the sand that is on the seashore.
30 And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the East, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31 For he was wiser than any man: Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Chalcol, or Darda, the sons of Mahol. And he was famous throughout all nations all around.
32 And Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs and a thousand five songs.
33 And he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that springs out of the wall. He also spoke of beasts, and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fish.
34 And people came from all nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the Earth who had heard of his wisdom.
6 And in those days, as the number of the disciples grew, there arose murmuring of the Hellenists toward the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily ministry.
2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples together, and said, “It is not acceptable that we should leave the Word of God to serve the tables.
3 “Therefore brothers, select from among you seven men of good report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint to this business.
4 “And we will give ourselves constantly to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.”
5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen (a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost), and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas (a proselyte from Antioch),
6 whom they set before the Apostles. And they prayed and laid their hands on them.
7 And the Word of God increased. And the number of the disciples was multiplied in Jerusalem greatly. And a great number of the priests were obedient to the faith.
8 Now Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
9 Then there arose certain ones out of the synagogue who are called ‘Freedmen’ – as well as Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and ones from Cilicia and Asia - and disputed with Stephen.
10 But they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.
11 Then they incited men, who said, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God!”
12 Thus they moved the people and the elders, and the scribes. And running after him, caught him, and brought him to the Council.
13 And they set forth false witnesses, who said, “This man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the Law!
14 “For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place and shall change the ordinances which Moses gave us!”
15 And as all who sat in the Council looked steadfastly at him, they saw his face as the face of an angel.
126 When the LORD brought back the captives of Zion, we were like those who dream.
2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter and our tongue with joy. Then they said among the heathen, “The LORD has done great things for them.”
3 The LORD has done great things for us! We rejoice!
4 O LORD, bring back our captives as the rivers in the south.
5 Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.
6 They went weeping and carried precious seed. They shall return with joy and bring their sheaves. A song of degrees, or Psalm, of Solomon
26 The person who labors, labors for himself; for his mouth craves it from him.
27 A wicked man digs up evil. And in his lips is like burning fire.
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