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3 1Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt; he took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had finished building his own house and the house of Yahweh and the wall around Jerusalem.Solomon prays for wisdom. 1Kgs.3.1-15וַיִּתְחַתֵּן שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־פַּרְעֹה מֶלֶךְ מִצְרָיִם וַיִּקַּח אֶת־בַּת־פַּרְעֹה וַיְבִיאֶהָ אֶל־עִיר דָּוִד עַד כַּלֹּתֹו לִבְנֹות אֶת־בֵּיתֹו וְאֶת־בֵּית יְהוָה וְאֶת־חֹומַת יְרוּשָׁלִַם סָבִיב׃
2The people were sacrificing at the high places, however, because no house had yet been built for the name of Yahweh. רַק הָעָם מְזַבְּחִים בַּבָּמֹות כִּי לֹא־נִבְנָה בַיִת לְשֵׁם יְהוָה עַד הַיָּמִים הָהֵם׃ ף
3Solomon loved Yahweh, walking in the statutes of David his father; only, he sacrificed and burnt incense at the high places. וַיֶּאֱהַב שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־יְהוָה לָלֶכֶת בְּחֻקֹּות דָּוִד אָבִיו רַק בַּבָּמֹות הוּא מְזַבֵּחַ וּמַקְטִיר׃
4And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place; Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings upon that altar. וַיֵּלֶךְ הַמֶּלֶךְ גִּבְעֹנָה לִזְבֹּחַ שָׁם כִּי הִיא הַבָּמָה הַגְּדֹולָה אֶלֶף עֹלֹות יַעֲלֶה שְׁלֹמֹה עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ הַהוּא׃
5At Gibeon Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, "Ask what I shall give you." בְּגִבְעֹון נִרְאָה יְהֹוָה אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹה בַּחֲלֹום הַלָּיְלָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים שְׁאַל מָה אֶתֶּן־לָךְ׃
6And Solomon said, "You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you; and you have kept for him this great and steadfast love, and have given him a son to sit on his throne this day. וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁלֹמֹה אַתָּה עָשִׂיתָ עִם־עַבְדְּךָ דָוִד אָבִי חֶסֶד גָּדֹול כַּאֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ לְפָנֶיךָ בֶּאֱמֶת וּבִצְדָקָה וּבְיִשְׁרַת לֵבָב עִמָּךְ וַתִּשְׁמָר־לֹו אֶת־הַחֶסֶד הַגָּדֹול הַזֶּה וַתִּתֶּן־לֹו בֵן יֹשֵׁב עַל־כִּסְאֹו כַּיֹּום הַזֶּה׃
7And now, O Yahweh my God, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. וְעַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי אַתָּה הִמְלַכְתָּ אֶת־עַבְדְּךָ תַּחַת דָּוִד אָבִי וְאָנֹכִי נַעַר קָטֹן לֹא אֵדַע צֵאת וָבֹא׃
8And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered or counted for multitude. וְעַבְדְּךָ בְּתֹוךְ עַמְּךָ אֲשֶׁר בָּחָרְתָּ עַם־רָב אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִמָּנֶה וְלֹא יִסָּפֵר מֵרֹב׃
9Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to govern this your great people?" וְנָתַתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ לֵב שֹׁמֵעַ לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת־עַמְּךָ לְהָבִין בֵּין־טֹוב לְרָע כִּי מִי יוּכַל לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת־עַמְּךָ הַכָּבֵד הַזֶּה׃
10It pleased Yahweh that Solomon had asked this. וַיִּיטַב הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינֵי אֲדֹנָי כִּי שָׁאַל שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה׃
11And God said to him, "Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֵלָיו יַעַן אֲשֶׁר שָׁאַלְתָּ אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וְלֹא־שָׁאַלְתָּ לְּךָ יָמִים רַבִּים וְלֹא־שָׁאַלְתָּ לְּךָ עֹשֶׁר וְלֹא שָׁאַלְתָּ נֶפֶשׁ אֹיְבֶיךָ וְשָׁאַלְתָּ לְּךָ הָבִין לִשְׁמֹעַ מִשְׁפָּט׃
12behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you. הִנֵּה עָשִׂיתִי כִּדְבָרֶיךָ הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי לְךָ לֵב חָכָם וְנָבֹון אֲשֶׁר כָּמֹוךָ לֹא־הָיָה לְפָנֶיךָ וְאַחֲרֶיךָ לֹא־יָקוּם כָּמֹוךָ׃
13I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honour, so that no other king shall compare with you, all your days. וְגַם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־שָׁאַלְתָּ נָתַתִּי לָךְ גַּם־עֹשֶׁר גַּם־כָּבֹוד אֲשֶׁר לֹא־הָיָה כָמֹוךָ אִישׁ בַּמְּלָכִים כָּל־יָמֶיךָ׃
14And if you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days." וְאִם תֵּלֵךְ בִּדְרָכַי לִשְׁמֹר חֻקַּי וּמִצְוֹתַי כַּאֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ דָּוִיד אָבִיךָ וְהַאַרַכְתִּי אֶת־יָמֶיךָ׃ ס
15And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. Then he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants. וַיִּקַץ שְׁלֹמֹה וְהִנֵּה חֲלֹום וַיָּבֹוא יְרוּשָׁלִַם וַיַּעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי אֲרֹון בְּרִית־אֲדֹנָי וַיַּעַל עֹלֹות וַיַּעַשׂ שְׁלָמִים וַיַּעַשׂ מִשְׁתֶּה לְכָל־עֲבָדָיו׃ ף

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