⁷In that night hath God appeared to Solomon, and saith to him, ‘Ask—what do I give to thee?’ ⁸And Solomon saith to God, ‘Thou hast done with David my father great kindness, and hast caused me to reign in his stead. ⁹Now, O Jehovah God, is Thy word with David my father stedfast, for Thou hast caused me to reign over a people numerous as the dust of the earth; ¹⁰now, wisdom and knowledge give to me, and I go out before this people, and I come in, for who doth judge this Thy great people?’ ¹¹And God saith to Solomon, ‘Because that this hath been with thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, and honour, and the life of those hating thee, and also many days hast not asked, and dost ask for thyself wisdom and knowledge, so that thou dost judge My people over which I have caused thee to reign— ¹²the wisdom and the knowledge is given to thee, and riches and wealth and honour I give to thee, that there hath not been so to the kings who are before thee, and after thee it is not so.’

¹³And Solomon cometh in from the high place that is in Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tent of meeting, and reigneth over Israel,

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