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Solomon went up there before the LORD to the bronze altar which was at the tent of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it.
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In that night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, "Ask what I shall give you."
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Solomon said to God, "You have dealt with my father David with great lovingkindness, and have made me king in his place.
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"Now, O LORD God, Your promise to my father David is fulfilled, for You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.
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"Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people, for who can rule this great people of Yours?"