1 Kings 3

1And SolomonH8010 allied himself by marriage with PharaohH6547 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714, and tookH3947 Pharaoh's daughterH1323, and broughtH935 her into the cityH5892 of DavidH1732, until he had endedH3615 buildingH1129 his own houseH1004, and the houseH1004 of Jehovah, and the wallH2346 of JerusalemH3389 roundH5439 about. 2OnlyH7535, the peopleH5971 sacrificedH2076 on the highH1116 placesH1116; for there was no houseH1004 builtH1129 to the nameH8034 of Jehovah, until those daysH3117. 3And SolomonH8010 lovedH157 Jehovah, walking in the statutesH2708 of DavidH1732 his fatherH1; onlyH7535, he sacrificedH2076 and burned incenseH6999 on the highH1116 placesH1116. 4And the kingH4428 wentH5927 to GibeonH1391 to sacrificeH2076 there; for that was the greatH1419 highH1116 placeH1116: a thousandH505 burnt-offerings did SolomonH8010 offerH5927 up upon that altarH4196. 5In GibeonH1391 Jehovah appearedH7200 to SolomonH8010 in a dreamH2472 by nightH3915; and 1GodH430 saidH559, AskH7592 what I shall giveH5414 thee. 6And SolomonH8010 saidH559, Thou hast shewn unto thy servantH5650 DavidH1732 my fatherH1 greatH1419 loving-kindness, according as he walkedH1980 before thee in truthH571, and in righteousnessH6666, and in uprightness of heartH3824 with thee; and thou hast keptH8104 for him this greatH1419 loving-kindness, that thou hast givenH5414 him a sonH1121 who sitsH3427 upon his throneH3678, as it is this dayH3117. 7And nowH6258, Jehovah my 2GodH430, thou hast madeH3045 thy servantH5650 kingH4427 instead of DavidH1732 my fatherH1; and I am but a littleH6996 child: I knowH3045 not to goH3318 out and to comeH935 in. 8And thy servantH5650 is in the midstH8432 of thy peopleH5971 which thou hast chosenH977, a greatH7227 peopleH5971, that cannot be numbered nor countedH5608 for multitudeH7230. 9GiveH5414 therefore to thy servantH5650 an understandingH995 heartH3820, to judgeH8199 thy peopleH5971, to discernH995 between goodH2896 and badH7451; for who is ableH3201 to judgeH8199 this thy numerousH3515 peopleH5971? 10And the wordH1697 pleased the LordH136, that SolomonH8010 had askedH7592 this thingH1697. 11And 3GodH430 saidH559 to him, Because thou hast askedH7592 this thingH1697, and hast not askedH7592 for thyself long lifeH5315, neither hast askedH7592 richesH6239 for thyself, nor hast askedH7592 the lifeH5315 of thine enemiesH341, but hast askedH7592 for thyself discernment to understandH995 judgmentH4941; 12behold, I have done according to thy wordH1697: behold, I have givenH5414 thee a wiseH2450 and an understandingH995 heartH3820, so that there hath beenH1961 none like unto thee before thee, neither after thee shall any ariseH6965 like unto thee. 13And I have alsoH1571 givenH5414 thee that which thou hast not askedH7592, both richesH6239 and gloryH3519; so that there shall not beH1961 any among the kingsH4428 like unto thee all thy daysH3117. 14And if thou wilt walkH1980 in my waysH1870, to keepH8104 my statutesH2706 and my commandmentsH4687, as thy fatherH1 DavidH1732 did walkH1980, then I will prolongH748 thy daysH3117. 15And SolomonH8010 awokeH3364, and behold, it was a dreamH2472. And he cameH935 to JerusalemH3389, and stoodH5975 before the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of Jehovah, and offeredH5927 up burnt-offerings, and offeredH5927 peace-offerings, and madeH6213 a feastH4960 to all his servantsH5650. 16ThenH227 cameH935 twoH8147 womenH802, harlots, to the kingH4428, and stoodH5975 before him. 17And the first womanH802 saidH559, Ah, my lordH113! I and this womanH802 abode in oneH259 houseH1004; and I was delivered of a childH3205 with her in the houseH1004. 18And it came to pass the thirdH7992 dayH3117 after I was delivered, that this womanH802 was delivered alsoH1571; and we wereH1961 togetherH3162; no stranger was with us in the houseH1004, only we twoH8147 wereH1961 in the houseH1004. 19And this woman's child diedH4191 in the nightH3915; because she had lainH7901 upon it. 20And she aroseH6965 at midnight, and tookH3947 my sonH1121 from beside me, while thy handmaid slept, and laidH7901 it in her bosomH2436, and laidH7901 her deadH4191 sonH1121 in my bosomH2436. 21And when I roseH6965 in the morningH1242 to giveH3205 my child suckH3243, behold, it wasH1961 deadH4191; and I considered it in the morningH1242, and behold, it wasH1961 not my sonH1121, whom I boreH3205. 22And the otherH312 womanH802 saidH559, No, for the living is my sonH1121, and the deadH4191 is thy sonH1121. And this one saidH559, No, but the deadH4191 is thy sonH1121, and the living is my sonH1121. Thus they spokeH1696 before the kingH4428. 23Then saidH559 the kingH4428, The oneH2088 saysH559, This that is living is my sonH1121, and thy sonH1121 is the deadH4191; and the other saysH559, No, for thy sonH1121 is the deadH4191, and my sonH1121 is the living. 24And the kingH4428 saidH559, BringH935 me a swordH2719. And they broughtH935 a swordH2719 before the kingH4428. 25And the kingH4428 saidH559, Divide the living childH3206 in twoH8147, and giveH5414 halfH2677 to the oneH259, and halfH2677 to the other. 26Then spoke the womanH802 whose wasH1961 the living child to the kingH4428, for her bowels yearned over her sonH1121, and she saidH559, Ah, my lordH113! giveH5414 her the living child, and in no wise putH5414 it to deathH4191. But the other saidH559, Let it beH1961 neither mine nor thine; divide it. 27And the kingH4428 answered and saidH559, GiveH5414 this one the living childH3205, and in no wise putH5414 it to deathH4191: she is its motherH517. 28And all IsraelH3478 heardH8085 of the judgmentH4941 which the kingH4428 had judgedH8199; and they fearedH3372 the kingH4428, for they sawH7200 that the wisdomH2451 of 4GodH430 was in him, to do justiceH4941.