Kings III 3:8-16

⁸But your servant is in the midst of your people, whom you have chosen, a great people, which as this day can’t be numbered.

⁹You shall give therefore to your servant a heart to hear and to judge your people justly, and to discern between good and evil: for who will be able to judge this your great people?

¹⁰And it was pleasing before the Lord, that Solomon asked this thing.

¹¹And the Lord said to him, Because you have asked this thing of me, and have not asked for yourself long life, and have not asked wealth, nor have asked the lives of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to hear judgement;

¹²behold, I have done according to your word: behold, I have given you an understanding and wise heart: there has not been any one like you before you, and after you there shall not arise one like you.

¹³And I have given you what you have not asked, wealth and glory, so that there has not been any one like you amongst kings.

¹⁴And if you will walk in my way, to keep my commandments and my ordinances, as David your father walked, then will I multiply your days.

¹⁵And Solomon awoke, and, behold, it was a dream: and he arose and came to Jerusalem, and stood before the altar that was in front of the ark of the covenant of the Lord in Sion: and he offered whole burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings, and made a great banquet for himself and all his servants.

¹⁶Then there appeared two harlots before the king, and they stood before him.