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Solomon went up to the bronze altar before the LORD in the tent of meeting and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it.
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That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”
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Solomon answered God, “You have shown great kindness to David my father and have made me king in his place.
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Now, LORD God, let your promise to my father David be confirmed, for you have made me king over a people who are as numerous as the dust of the earth.
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Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead this people, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?”