1:1 Solomon
the
son
of
David
established
himself
in
his
kingdom,
and
the
LORD
his
God
was
with
him
and
made
him
exceedingly
great.
1:2 Solomon
spoke
to
all
Israel,
to
the
commanders
of
thousands
and
of
hundreds,
to
the
judges,
and
to
all
the
leaders
in
all
Israel,
the
heads
of
fathers'
houses.
1:3 And
Solomon,
and
all
the
assembly
with
him,
went
to
the
high
place
that
was
at
Gibeon,
for
the
tent
of
meeting
of
God,
which
Moses
the
servant
of
the
LORD
had
made
in
the
wilderness,
was
there.
1:4 (But
David
had
brought
up
the
ark
of
God
from
Kiriath-jearim
to
the
place
that
David
had
prepared
for
it,
for
he
had
pitched
a
tent
for
it
in
Jerusalem.)
1:5 Moreover,
the
bronze
altar
that
Bezalel
the
son
of
Uri,
son
of
Hur,
had
made,
was
there
before
the
tabernacle
of
the
LORD.
And
Solomon
and
the
assembly
sought
it
out.
1:6 And
Solomon
went
up
there
to
the
bronze
altar
before
the
LORD,
which
was
at
the
tent
of
meeting,
and
offered
a
thousand
burnt
offerings
on
it.
1:7 In
that
night
God
appeared
to
Solomon,
and
said
to
him,
"Ask
what
I
shall
give
you."
1:8 And
Solomon
said
to
God,
"You
have
shown
great
and
steadfast
love
to
David
my
father,
and
have
made
me
king
in
his
place.
1:9 O
LORD
God,
let
your
word
to
David
my
father
be
now
fulfilled,
for
you
have
made
me
king
over
a
people
as
numerous
as
the
dust
of
the
earth.
1:10 Give
me
now
wisdom
and
knowledge
to
go
out
and
come
in
before
this
people,
for
who
can
govern
this
people
of
yours,
which
is
so
great"
1:11 God
answered
Solomon,
"Because
this
was
in
your
heart,
and
you
have
not
asked
possessions,
wealth,
honor,
or
the
life
of
those
who
hate
you,
and
have
not
even
asked
long
life,
but
have
asked
wisdom
and
knowledge
for
yourself
that
you
may
govern
my
people
over
whom
I
have
made
you
king,
1:12 wisdom
and
knowledge
are
granted
to
you.
I
will
also
give
you
riches,
possessions,
and
honor,
such
as
none
of
the
kings
had
who
were
before
you,
and
none
after
you
shall
have
the
like."
1:13 So
Solomon
came
from
the
high
place
at
Gibeon,
from
before
the
tent
of
meeting,
to
Jerusalem.
And
he
reigned
over
Israel.
1:14 Solomon
gathered
together
chariots
and
horsemen.
He
had
1,400
chariots
and
12,000
horsemen,
whom
he
stationed
in
the
chariot
cities
and
with
the
king
in
Jerusalem.
1:15 And
the
king
made
silver
and
gold
as
common
in
Jerusalem
as
stone,
and
he
made
cedar
as
plentiful
as
the
sycamore
of
the
Shephelah.
1:16 And
Solomon's
import
of
horses
was
from
Egypt
and
Kue,
and
the
king's
traders
would
buy
them
from
Kue
for
a
price.
1:17 They
imported
a
chariot
from
Egypt
for
600
shekels
of
silver,
and
a
horse
for
150.
Likewise
through
them
these
were
exported
to
all
the
kings
of
the
Hittites
and
the
kings
of
Syria.