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The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices there.[a] That was the place where the most important altar was. Solomon offered burnt offerings a thousand times on the altar there. One night in Gibeon, the Lord showed himself to Solomon in a dream. God said, ‘Ask me to give you whatever you want.’

Solomon answered, ‘You always showed your faithful love to your servant, my father David. He served you faithfully as a good, honest man. You have continued to show your faithful love to him even now. You have given him a son to rule as king on his throne.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:4 Gibeon was about 10 kilometres north-west of Jerusalem.