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Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child; I don't know how to go out or come in.
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Your servant is in the midst of your people which you have chosen, a great people, that can't be numbered nor counted for multitude.
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Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this your great people?
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The speech pleased the Lord, that Shlomo had asked this thing.
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God said to him, Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, neither have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice;
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behold, I have done according to your word: behold, I have given you a wise and an understanding heart; so that there has been none like you before you, neither after you shall any arise like you.
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I have also given you that which you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there shall not be any among the kings like you, all your days.
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If you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my mitzvot, as your father David did walk, then I will lengthen your days.
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Shlomo awoke; and, behold, it was a dream: and he came to Yerushalayim, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
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Then there came two women who were prostitutes, to the king, and stood before him.
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The one woman said, Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.