1 Kings 3:1-13

1Now 1Solomon 2formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter 3and brought her to the city of David 4until he had finished building his own house and the house of the Lord, and 5the wall around Jerusalem. 26The people were still sacrificing on the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the Lord until those days.

3Now 7Solomon loved the Lord, 8walking in the statutes of his father David, except that he was sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. 4And 9the king went to 10Gibeon to sacrifice there, 11because that was the great high place; Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. 512In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon 13in a dream at night; and God said, “14Ask what you wish Me to give you.” 6Then Solomon said, “15You have shown great faithfulness to Your servant David my father, 16according as he walked before You in 17truth, righteousness, and uprightness of heart toward You; and 18You have 19reserved for him this great faithfulness, that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 7And now, Lord my God, 20You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet 21I am like a little boy; 22I do not know how to 23go out or come in. 8And 24Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, 25a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted. 9So 26give Your servant 27an understanding heart to judge Your people, 28to discern between good and evil. For who is capable of judging this 29great people of Yours?”

10Now 30it 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 31not asked for yourself 32a long life, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the lives of your enemies, but have asked for yourself discernment to understand justice, 12behold, 33I have done according to your words. Behold, 34I 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. 1335I have also given you what you have not asked, both 36riches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you all your days.