1 Kings 3:5–15

^5aIn Gibeon, Yahweh appeared to Solomon ^bin a dream at night; and God said, “^cAsk what I should give to you.”

God Gives Wisdom to Solomon

⁶Then Solomon said, “^aYou have shown great lovingkindness to Your slave David my father, ^baccording to how he walked before You in ¹truth and righteousness and uprightness of heart toward You; and ^cYou 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, ^aYou have made Your slave king in place of my father David, yet ^bI am but a little child; ^cI do not know how to go out or come in.

⁸“^aAnd Your slave is in the midst of Your people which You have chosen, ^ba numerous people who are too many to be numbered or counted.

⁹“So ^agive Your slave a listening heart to judge Your people ^bto discern between good and evil. For who is able to ¹judge this glorious people of Yours?”

¹⁰¹And it was pleasing in the sight of the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing.

¹¹And God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing and have ^anot asked for yourself ¹long 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,

¹²behold, ^aI have done according to your words. Behold, ^bI 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“^aI have also given you what you have not asked, both ^briches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you all your days.

¹⁴“^aNow if you walk in My ways, keeping My statutes and commandments, as your father David walked, then I will ^bprolong your days.”

¹⁵Then ^aSolomon 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 ^bmade a feast for all his servants.