And the kingdom solidified in of Solomon. And Solomon contracted a marriage Pharaoh king of Egypt. And he took the daughter of Pharaoh, and he brought her into the city of David, until he completed building his house, and the house of the lord at first, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
Except the people were burning incense upon the high places, for was not to the name of the lord until now.
And Solomon loved the to go in the orders of David his father; only in
And he rose up and went into Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it and great. a thousand upon the altar in Gibeon.
And Solomon in sleep night. And Solomon, Ask any request for yourself!
And Solomon said, You did with as he went before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in straightness of heart with you. And you guarded him mercy to grant to him a son sitting upon his throne as this day.
And now, O lord, my God, you gave reign to your servant in place of David my father. And I am boy and I do not know my entering and my exiting.
And your servant of your people whom you chose, people who cannot be counted.
And you shall give your servant a heart to hear and to litigate your people in righteousness, to perceive between good and bad. For who shall be able to judge for your people
And was pleasing before that Solomon asked this thing.
And to him, Because you asked this thing from me, and you did not ask for yourself and you did not ask nor asked for the lives of your enemies; but you asked for yourself understanding to hear judgment;
behold, I have done according to your word; behold, I give to you heart as before you, and after you there shall not rise up to you.
And indeed what you have not asked, I have given to you, even riches and glory, as there is not a man likened to you among the kings.
And if you should have gone in my way, to guard my commandments, and my orders, as went then I will prolong your days.
And Solomon woke up and knew And he rose up and came unto Jerusalem, and he stood in front of the altar, of the one in front of the ark of the covenant of the lord, and he led up whole burnt-offerings, and made peace offerings, and made a banquet to all his servants.
Then there appeared two women harlots unto the king, and they stood before him.
And said me, O my master. I and this woman live in house and we gave birth in the house.
And it came to pass in the day of my giving birth, gave birth And we were in the same place, and there was no one with us, only both of us in the house.
And died in the night, as she rested upon it.
And she rose up in the middle of the night, and she took my son from my embrace, and your maidservant rested, and she rested it in her bosom, and the son having died she rested in my bosom.
And I rose up in the morning to nurse my son, and that one was And behold, I contemplated him in the morning; and behold, he was not my son whom I gave birth.
And said Not so, for my son living, and your son having died. And she said, Not so, your son having died, and my son living. And they spoke before the king.
And said to them, You here say, This my son and this one's son having died. And you there say, Not so, but my son living, and this one's son having died.
And said Take for me a sword! And they brought the sword before the king.
And said Divide child into two, and give the one half of him to this one, and the other half of him to this other one!
And answered of whom was the mother of the son and she said to the king, for was disturbed over her son, and she said, me, O master. give to her the child, and to death let not And she the other said, Neither to me nor to her let it be, divide it!
And responded and said, Give the child to the one having said, Give it to her! and unto death you should not put it to death she is his mother.
And heard this ordinance which passed judgment and they feared from of the king, for they knew that intellect of God him to do justice.