(A)The king went to (B)Gibeon to sacrifice there, (C)for that was the great high place; Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. (D)In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon (E)in a dream at night; and God said, “(F)Ask what you wish Me to give you.”

Solomon’s Prayer

Then Solomon said, “(G)You have shown great lovingkindness to Your servant David my father, (H)according as he walked before You in [a]truth and righteousness and uprightness of heart toward You; and (I)You have [b]reserved for him this great lovingkindness, that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 3:6 Or faithfulness
  2. 1 Kings 3:6 Lit kept