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By now, Solomon’s power was firmly established, and he allied himself by mar-riage to the king of Egypt, whose daughter he wedded. He took her to live in the Keep of David; not yet had he built his own palace, or the Lord’s house; not yet had he finished walling in Jerusalem. (1 Kings 3, 1)
Great love had Solomon for the Lord, and followed the counsel of his father David, though indeed he too went to mountain shrines, to sacrifice and offer up incense. (1 Kings 3, 3)
Once he had betaken himself to Gabaon, where there was a famous mountain shrine, to worship there; a thousand victims king Solomon offered in burnt-sacrifice, there on the altar at Gabaon. (1 Kings 3, 4)
Thou hast been very merciful, answered Solomon, to my father David, a servant of thine that ever shewed himself loyal and observant, and kept his heart true to thee; and one great mercy thou didst keep till the last; thou hast granted the succession to a son of his own, the man thou seest. (1 Kings 3, 6)
For this request of thine, he told Solomon, thou shalt be rewarded. Thou didst not ask for a long life, or riches, or vengeance upon thy enemies, but for wisdom to administer justice. (1 Kings 3, 11)
And I grant thee moreover all thou didst not ask for; in wealth, in glory, no king that ever was may compare with thee. (1 Kings 3, 13)
With that, Solomon awoke; it was a dream. But when he came back to Jerusalem, he stood before the ark that bears record of the Lord’s covenant, and brought burnt-sacrifice, and made welcome-offerings, with a great feast for all his servants. (1 Kings 3, 15)
And when the other woman said, No, it is thy child that is dead, mine that is alive, she persisted in answering, Thou liest; it is my child that lives, thine that is dead. Such was the angry debate they held in the king’s presence. (1 Kings 3, 22)
See, said the king, it is all, My child lives and thine is dead, on the one side, and Thy child is dead and mine lives, on the other. (1 Kings 3, 23)
Bring me a sword. So a sword was brought out before the king. (1 Kings 3, 24)
No, said the king, do not kill the living child, give It to the first; she is its mother.✻ (1 Kings 3, 27)
This award was talked of throughout all Israel, and men feared the king, that was so inspired by divine wisdom in the judgements he gave. (1 Kings 3, 28)
