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New Living Translation (NLT)

1 Kings 3
⁸ And here I am in the midst of your own chosen people, a nation so great and numerous they cannot be counted!
⁹ Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?”
¹⁰ The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for wisdom.
¹¹ So God replied, “Because you have asked for wisdom in governing my people with justice and have not asked for a long life or wealth or the death of your enemies—
¹² I will give you what you asked for! I will give you a wise and understanding heart such as no one else has had or ever will have!
¹³ And I will also give you what you did not ask for—riches and fame! No other king in all the world will be compared to you for the rest of your life!
¹⁴ And if you follow me and obey my decrees and my commands as your father, David, did, I will give you a long life.”
¹⁵ Then Solomon woke up and realized it had been a dream. He returned to Jerusalem and stood before the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, where he sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he invited all his officials to a great banquet.
¹⁶ Some time later two prostitutes came to the king to have an argument settled.
¹⁷ “Please, my lord,” one of them began, “this woman and I live in the same house. I gave birth to a baby while she was with me in the house.
¹⁸ Three days later this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there were only two of us in the house.