Solomon’s Rule Consolidated1 Then aSolomon° Iformed° a marriage° alliance° with Pharaoh° king° of Egypt°, and took° Pharaoh’s° daughter° band brought° her to the city° of David° cuntil° he had finished° building° his own house° and the house° of the LORD° and dthe wall° around° Jerusalem°. 2 aThe people° were still° sacrificing° on the high° places°, because° there was no° house° built° for the name° of the LORD° until° those° days°. [1] ILit made himself a son-in-law of Pharaoh a1K 7:8; 9:16, 24; 2Ch 8:11 b1K 9:24 c1K 7:1; 9:10 d1K 9:15
[2] aLv 17:3-5; Dt 12:2, 13, 14; 1K 22:43 3 ¶ Now aSolomon° loved° the LORD°, bwalking° in the statutes° of his father° David°, except° he sacrificed° and burned° incense° on the high° places°. 4 aThe king° went° to bGibeon° to sacrifice° there°, cfor that was the great° high° place°; Solomon° offered° a thousand° burnt° offerings° on that altar°. 5 aIn Gibeon° the LORD° appeared° to Solomon° bin a dream° at night°; and God° said°, “cAsk° what° [you wish] Me to give° you.” [3] aDt 6:5; 10:12, 13; 11:13; 30:16; Ps 31:23; 145:20; 1Co 8:3 b1K 2:3; 9:4; 11:4, 6, 38
[4] a2Ch 1:3 bJsh 18:21-25 c1Ch 16:39; 21:29 [5] a1K 9:2; 11:9 bNu 12:6; Mt 1:20; 2:13 cJn 15:7 Solomon’s Prayer6 Then Solomon° said°, “aYou have shown° great° lovingkindness° to Your servant° David° my father°, baccording° as he walked° before° You in Itruth° and righteousness° and uprightness° of heart° toward° You; and cYou have IIreserved° for him this° great° lovingkindness°, that You have given° him a son° to sit° on his throne°, as [it is] this° day°. 7 Now°, O LORD° my God°, aYou have made° Your servant° king° in place° of my father° David°, yet bI am but a little° child°; cI do not know° how to go° out or come° in. 8 aYour servant° is in the midst° of Your people° which° You have chosen°, ba great° people° who° are too° many° to be numbered° or counted°. 9 So agive° Your servant° Ian understanding° heart° to judge° Your people° bto discern° between° good° and evil°. For who° is able° to judge° this° IIgreat° people° of Yours?” [6] IOr faithfulness IILit kept a2S 7:8-17; 2Ch 1:8 b1K 9:4 c1K 1:48
[7] a1Ch 22:9-13 b1Ch 29:1; Jr 1:6, 7 cNu 27:17 [8] aEx 19:6; Dt 7:6 bGn 15:5; 22:17 [9] ILit a hearing IILit heavy a2Ch 1:10; Ps 72:1, 2; Pv 2:3-9; Jm 1:5 b2S 14:17; He 5:14 God’s Answer10 ¶ IIt was pleasing° in the sight° of the Lord° that Solomon° had asked° this° thing°. 11 God° said° to him, “Because°° you have asked° this° thing° and have anot asked° for yourself Ilong° life°, nor° have asked° riches° for yourself, nor° have you asked° for the life° of your enemies°, but have asked° for yourself IIdiscernment° to understand° justice°, 12 behold°, aI have done° according to your words°. Behold°, bI have given° you a wise° and discerning° heart°, so° that there has been° no° one like° you before° you, nor° shall one like° you arise° after° you. 13 aI have also° given° you what° you have not asked°, both° briches° and honor°, so° that there will not be any° among the kings° like° you all° your days°. 14 aIf° you walk° in My ways°, keeping° My statutes° and commandments°, as your father° David° walked°, then I will bprolong° your days°.” [10] ILit the thing
[11] ILit many days IILit hearing aJm 4:3 [12] a1 Jn 5:14, 15 b1K 4:29-31; 5:12; 10:23, 24; Ec 1:16 [13] a1K 4:21-24; 10:23, 27; Mt 6:33; Ep 3:20 bPv 3:16 [14] a1K 3:6 bPs 91:16; Pv 3:2 15 ¶ Then aSolomon° awoke°, and behold°, it was a dream°. And he came° to Jerusalem° and stood° before° the ark° of the covenant° of the Lord°, and offered° burnt° offerings° and made° peace° offerings°, and bmade° a feast° for all° his servants°. Solomon Wisely Judges16 ¶ Then° two° women° who were harlots° came° to the king° and stood° before° him. 17 The one° woman° said°, “Oh°, my lord°, Ithis° woman° and I live° in the same° house°; and I gave° birth° to a child° while° she [was] in the house°. 18 It happened° on the third° day° after I gave° birth°, that this° woman° also° gave° birth° to a child°, and we were together°. There° was no° stranger° with us in the house°, only° the two° of us in the house°. 19 This° woman’s° son° died° in the night°, because° she lay° on it. 20 So she arose° in the middle° of the night° and took° my son° from beside° me while your maidservant° slept°, and laid° him in her bosom°, and laid° her dead° son° in my bosom°. 21 When I rose° in the morning° to nurse° my son°, behold°, he was dead°; but when I looked° at him carefully° in the morning°, behold°, he was not my son°, whom° I had borne°.” 22 Then the other° woman° said°, “No°! For the living° one° is my son°, and the dead° one is your son°.” But Ithe first° woman° said°, “No°! For the dead° one is your son°, and the living° one° is my son°.” Thus they spoke° before° the king°. 23 ¶ Then the king° said°, “IThe one° says°, ‘This° is my son° who is living°, and your son° is the dead° one’; and Ithe other° says°, ‘No°! For your son° is the dead° one, and my son° is the living° one°.’” 24 The king° said°, “Get° me a sword°.” So they brought° a sword° before° the king°. 25 The king° said°, “Divide° the living° child° in two°, and give° half° to the one° and half° to the other°.” 26 Then the woman° whose° child° [was] the living° one° spoke° to the king°, for Iashe was deeply°° stirred° over° her son° and said°, “Oh°, my lord°, give° her the living° child°, and by no° means° kill° him.” But the other° said°, “He shall be neither°° mine nor° yours; divide° [him]!” 27 Then the king° said°, “Give° Ithe first woman the living° child°, and by no° means° kill° him. She is his mother°.” 28 When all° Israel° heard° of the judgment° which° the king° had Ihanded° down°, they feared° the king°, for athey saw° that the wisdom° of God° was in him to IIadminister° justice°. [23] ILit this one
[26] ILit her compassion grew warm aGn 43:30; Is 49:15; Jr 31:20; Ho 11:8 [27] ILit her the living child [28] ILit judged IILit do a1K 3:9, 11, 12; Dn 1:17; Col 2:2, 3 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
Solomon marrieth Pharaoh's daughter.1 ¶ And Solomonº made affinityºª with² Pharaohº kingº of Egypt,º and tookºª² Pharaoh'sº daughter,º and broughtºª her into² the cityº of David,º until² he had made an endºª of buildingºª² his own house,º and the houseº of the LORD,º and the wallº of Jerusalemº round about.º High places being in use, Solomon sacrificeth at Gibeon.2 Only² the peopleº sacrificedºª in high places,º because² there was no² houseº builtºª unto the nameº of the LORD,º until² those² days.º 3 And Solomonº lovedºª² the LORD,º walking¹ª² in the statutesº of Davidº his father:º only² he² sacrificedºª and burnt incenseºª in high places.º 4 And the kingº went¹ª² to Gibeonº to sacrificeºª there;² for² thatº [was] the greatº high place:º a thousandº burnt offeringsº did Solomonº offerºª upon² that² altar.º [2] Lv 17:3; 26:30; Dt 12:2; 1K 5:3; 22:43; 1Ch 17:4; 28:3; 2Ch 1:3; 33:17; Ac 7:47.
[3] Dt 6:5; 10:12; 30:6, 16, 20; 2S 12:24; 1K 2:3; 3:6, 14; 11:34; 15:3, 14; 22:43; 2K 12:3; 14:4; 15:4, 35; 18:4, 22; 1Ch 28:8; 2Ch 17:3; Ps 31:23; Mt 22:37; Mk 12:29; Jn 14:15, 21; Ro 8:28; 1Co 8:3; Jm 1:12; 2:5; 1Jn 4:19; 5:2. [4] Jsh 9:3; 10:2; 1K 8:63; 9:2; 1Ch 16:39; 21:29; 2Ch 1:3, 6, 7; 7:5; 29:32; 30:24; Is 40:16; Mi 6:6. Solomon at Gibeon, in the choice which God gave him, preferring wisdom, obtaineth wisdom, riches and honour.5 ¶ In Gibeonº the LORDº appearedºª to² Solomonº in a dreamº by night:º and Godº said,ºª Askºª what² I shall giveºª thee. 6 And Solomonº said,ºª Thou² hast shewedºª unto² thy servantº Davidº my fatherº greatº mercy,º according as² he walkedºª beforeº thee in truth,º and in righteousness,º and in uprightnessº of heartº with² thee; and thou hast keptºª for him² this² greatº kindness,º that thou hast givenºª him a sonº to sitºª on² his throne,º as [it is] this² day.º 7 And now,² O LORDº my God,º thou² hast made² thy servantº kingºª instead² of Davidº my father:º and I² [am but] a littleº child:º I knowºª not² [how] to go outºª or come in.ºª 8 And thy servantº [is] in the midstº of thy peopleº which² thou hast chosen,ºª a greatº people,º that² cannot² be numberedºª nor² countedºª for multitude.º² 9 Giveºª therefore thy servantº an understandingºª heartº to judgeºª² thy people,º that I may discernºª between² goodº and bad:º for² who² is ableºª to judgeºª this² thy so greatº² a people?º 10 And the speechº pleasedººª the Lord,º that² Solomonº had askedºª² this² thing.º 11 And Godº saidºª unto² him, Because²² thou hast askedºª² this² thing,º and hast not² askedºª for thyself longº life;º neither² hast askedºª richesº for thyself, nor² hast askedºª the lifeº of thine enemies;ºª but hast askedºª for thyself understandingºª to discernºª judgment;º 12 Behold,² I have doneºª according to thy words:º lo,² I have givenºª thee a wiseº and an understandingºª heart;º so that² there was² none² like thee² beforeº thee, neither² afterº thee shall any ariseºª like unto thee.² 13 And I have also² givenºª thee that which² thou hast not² asked,ºª both² riches,º and² honour:º so that² there shall not² be² anyº among the kingsº like unto thee² all² thy days.º 14 And if² thou wilt walk¹ª² in my ways,º to keepºª my statutesº and my commandments,º as² thy fatherº Davidº did walk,ºª then I will lengthenºª² thy days.º 15 And Solomonº awoke;ºª and, behold,² [it was] a dream.º And he cameºª to Jerusalem,º and stoodºª beforeº the arkº of the covenantº of the LORD,¹² and offered upºª burnt offerings,º and offeredºª peace offerings,º and madeºª a feastº to all² his servants.º [5] Gn 28:12; Nu 12:6; 1K 9:2; 2Ch 1:7; Jb 33:14; Mt 1:20; 2:13, 19; 7:7; Mk 10:36, 38; 11:24; Jn 14:13; 15:16; Jm 1:5; 1Jn 5:14.
[6] Nu 12:7; 2S 7:5, 8; 12:7; 22:47; 1K 1:48; 2:4; 9:4; 15:5; 2K 20:3; 1Ch 29:12; Ps 13:6; 15:2; 18:20; 78:70; 116:7; 119:17; 2Co 9:5, 11. [7] Nu 27:17; Dt 31:2; 1S 18:16; 2S 5:2; 1Ch 29:1; Jb 32:6; Ps 121:8; Ec 10:16; Jr 1:6; Dn 2:21; 4:25, 32; 5:18, 21; Mt 18:3; Jn 10:3, 9. [8] Gn 13:16; 15:5; 22:17; Ex 19:5; Dt 7:6; 1S 12:22; 1Ch 21:2, 5; 27:23; Ps 78:71. [9] Ex 3:11; 4:10; 2S 14:17; 1K 3:28; 1Ch 22:12; 29:19; 2Ch 1:10; Ps 72:1; 119:34, 73, 144; Pv 2:3; 3:13; 14:8; 16:16; 20:12; Ec 7:11, 19; 9:15; Is 11:2; Jr 1:6; Mt 3:11, 14; Jn 5:30; 1Co 2:14; 2Co 2:16; 3:5; Ep 5:17; Php 1:10; He 5:14; Jm 1:5; 3:17. [10] Pv 15:8. [11] 1K 3:9; Ps 4:6; Pv 16:31; Mt 20:21; Ro 8:26; Jm 4:2. [12] 1K 2:6, 9; 3:28; 4:29; 5:12; 10:3, 23; 2Ch 1:11; 2:12; 9:5; Ps 10:17; Ec 1:13, 16; Is 65:24; Mt 12:42; Lk 21:15; Ro 8:26; Col 2:3; 1Jn 5:14. [13] 1K 4:21; 10:23; Ps 84:11; Pv 3:16; Mt 6:33; Ro 8:32; 1Co 3:22; Ep 3:20. [14] Dt 5:16; 25:15; 1K 2:3; 3:3; 9:4; 15:5; 1Ch 22:12; 28:9; 2Ch 7:17; 17:3; 29:2; 34:2; Ps 21:4; 91:16; 132:12; Pv 3:2, 16; Zc 3:7; Ac 13:22; 1Ti 4:8. [15] Gn 31:54; 40:20; 41:7; Lv 3:1; 7:11; 2S 6:17, 18; 1K 8:63, 65; 1Ch 16:1; 2Ch 7:5, 7; 30:22; Es 1:3; Jr 31:26; Dn 5:1; Mk 6:21. Solomon's judgment between the two harlots maketh him renowned.16 ¶ Then² cameºª there twoº women,º [that were] harlots,ºª unto² the king,º and stoodºª beforeº him. 17 And the oneº womanº said,ºª Oº my lord,º I² and this² womanº dwellºª in oneº house;º and I was delivered of a childºª with² her in the house.º 18 And it came to pass² the thirdº dayº after that I was delivered,ºª that this² womanº was deliveredºª also:² and we² [were] together;º [there was] no² strangerºª with² us in the house,º saveº we² twoº in the house.º 19 And this² woman'sº childº diedºª in the night;º because² she overlaidºª² it. 20 And she aroseºª at midnight,ºº and tookºª² my sonº from besideº² me, while thine handmaidº slept,º and laidºª it in her bosom,º and laidºª her deadºª childº in my bosom.º 21 And when I roseºª in the morningº to give my child¹ suck,¹ª²²² behold,² it was dead:ºª but when I had consideredºª² it in the morning,º behold,² it was² not² my son,º which² I did bear.ºª 22 And the otherº womanº said,ºª Nay;² but² the livingº [is] my son,º and the deadºª [is] thy son.º And this² said,ºª No;² but² the deadºª [is] thy son,º and the livingº [is] my son.º Thus they spakeºª beforeº the king.º 23 Then saidºª the king,º The oneº saith,ºª This² [is] my sonº that liveth,º and thy sonº [is] the dead:ºª and the otherº saith,ºª Nay;² but² thy sonº [is] the dead,ºª and my sonº [is] the living.º 24 And the kingº said,ºª Bringºª me a sword.º And they broughtºª a swordº beforeº the king.º 25 And the kingº said,ºª Divideºª² the livingº childº in two,º and giveºª² halfº to the one,º and halfº to the other.º 26 Then spakeºª the womanº whose² the livingº childº [was] unto² the king,º for² her bowelsº yearnedºª upon² her son,º and she said,ºª Oº my lord,º giveºª her² the livingº child,ºª and in no² wise¹ª slayºª it. But the other² said,ºª Let it be² neither²² mine nor² thine, [but] divideºª [it]. 27 Then the kingº answeredºª and said,ºª Giveºª her² the livingº child,ºª and in no² wise¹ª slayºª it: she² [is] the motherº thereof. 28 And all² Israelº heardºª of² the judgmentº which² the kingº had judged;ºª and they fearedºª²² the king:¹² for² they sawºª that² the wisdomº of Godº [was] in him,º to doºª judgment.º [16] Ex 18:13, 16; Lv 19:29; Nu 27:2; Dt 23:17; Jsh 2:1; Jg 11:1.
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