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1 ) And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
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2 ) Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.
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3 ) And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
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4 ) And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
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5 ) In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give you.
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6 ) And Solomon said, You have showed unto your servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you, and you have kept for him this great kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
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7 ) And now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.
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8 ) And your servant is in the midst of your people which you have chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
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9 ) Give therefore your servant an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this your so great a people?
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10 ) And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.
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11 ) And God said unto him, Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, neither have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of yours enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern judgment,
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12 ) Behold, I have done according to your words: lo, I have given you a wise and an understanding heart, so that there was none like you before you, neither after you shall any arise like unto you.
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13 ) And I have also given you that which you have not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto you all your days.
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14 ) And if you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David did walk, then I will lengthen your days.