1 GLT And Solomon made himself the son- in- law of Pharaoh the king of Egypt. And he took the daughter of Pharaoh and he brought her into the city of David until his completing to build his house and the house of Yahweh and the wall of Jerusalem round about. BSB BSB: Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.
2 GLT Only the people were sacrificing at the high places because a house had not been built for the name of Yahweh until those days. BSB BSB: The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built.
3 GLT And Solomon loved Yahweh by walking in the statutes of David his father, but at the high places he was sacrificing and burning incense. BSB BSB: And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
4 GLT And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered up a thousand burnt up offerings on that altar. BSB BSB: Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.
5 GLT At Gibeon Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream that night. And God said,“Request! What should I give to you?” BSB BSB: One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”
6 GLT And Solomon said,“You yourself have did great covenant faithfulness with your servant David, my father, because he walked before your face in faithfulness and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart with you. And you have kept for him this great covenant faithfulness and you have given to him a son sitting on his throne as it is this day. BSB BSB: Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
7 GLT And now, Yahweh my God, you yourself have caused your servant to reign in place of David my father, but I am a young youth. I do not know going out or coming in. BSB BSB: And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.
8 GLT And your servant is in the midst of your people, whom you have chosen, a numerous people who can not be numbered and can not be counted because of abundance. BSB BSB: Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number.
9 GLT And may you give to your servant a heart that hears to judge your people, to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge your people, this heavy one?” BSB BSB: Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
10 GLT And the thing was good in the eyes of the Lord, that Solomon had requested this thing. BSB BSB: Now it pleased the Lord that Solomon had made this request.
11 GLT And God said to him,“Because you have requested this thing and you have not requested for yourself many days, and you have not requested riches for yourself, and you have not requested the life of your enemies, but you requested for yourself discerning to hear justice, BSB BSB: So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this instead of requesting long life or wealth for yourself or death for your enemies—but you have asked for discernment to administer justice—
12 GLT behold, I have done according to your word. Behold, I have given to you a wise and discerning heart, so that one has not been like you before your face, and after you will not rise one like you. BSB BSB: behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be.
13 GLT And also what you have not requested I have given to you, both riches and honor, so that there will not be a man like you among the kings all of your days. BSB BSB: Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal.
14 GLT And if you will walk in my ways to keep my statutes and my commandments, just as David your father walked, then I will lengthen your days.” BSB BSB: So if you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commandments, just as your father David did, I will prolong your days.”
15 GLT And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream! And he entered Jerusalem and he stood before the face of the box of the covenant of the Lord. And he offered up burnt offerings and he made peace offerings. And he made a feast for all his servants. BSB BSB: Then Solomon awoke, and indeed it had been a dream. So he returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.
16 GLT At that time two women, prostitutes, came to the king and they stood before his face. BSB BSB: At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
17 GLT And the one woman said,“Please, my master, I and this woman dwell in one house, and I gave birth with her in the house. BSB BSB: One woman said, “Please, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth while she was in the house.
18 GLT And it happened on the third day of my giving birth that this woman also gave birth. And we were together, there was no stranger with us in the house, only we two were in the house. BSB BSB: On the third day after I gave birth, this woman also had a baby. We were alone, with no one in the house but the two of us.
19 GLT And the son of this woman died at night, because she lay on him. BSB BSB: During the night this woman’s son died because she rolled over on him.
20 GLT And she arose in the middle of the night and she took my son from my side, and your female servant was asleep. And she laid him in her bosom. And her son, the one who died, she laid in my bosom. BSB BSB: So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I was asleep. She laid him in her bosom and put her dead son at my bosom.
21 GLT And I rose in the morning to nurse my son, and behold, he was dead! And I considered diligently with respect to him in the morning, and behold, he was not my son, whom I had borne!” BSB BSB: The next morning, when I got up to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. But when I examined him, I realized that he was not the son I had borne.”
22 GLT And the other woman said,“No, but my son is the living one, and your son is the dead one.” And this one was saying,“No, but your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.” And they spoke before the face of the king. BSB BSB: “No,” said the other woman, “the living one is my son and the dead one is your son.” But the first woman insisted, “No, the dead one is yours and the living one is mine.” So they argued before the king.
23 GLT And the king said,“This one says,‘This is my son, the living one, and your son is the dead one,’ but this one says,‘No, but your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’” BSB BSB: Then the king replied, “This woman says, ‘My son is alive and yours is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead and mine is alive.’”
24 GLT And the king said,“Take a sword for me.” And they brought the sword before the face of the king. BSB BSB: The king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought him a sword,
25 GLT And the king said,“Divide the living child into two pieces, and give the half to one and the half to the other.” BSB BSB: and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
26 GLT And the woman whose son was the living one said to the king, for her compassionate feelings for her son became warm. And she said,“Please, my master, give to her the living child, and you must certainly not put him to death!” But this one was saying,“Either for me or for you he will not be. Divide!” BSB BSB: Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”
27 GLT And the king answered and said,“Give to her the living child, and you must certainly not put him to death. She is his mother.” BSB BSB: Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.”
28 GLT And all Israel heard the judgment that the king had judged, and they were afraid from the face of the king, because they saw that the wisdom of God was within him to do justice. BSB BSB: When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
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