{"reference":"1 Kings 3:4-28","verses":[{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":4,"text":"And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that\nwas\n the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":5,"text":"In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":6,"text":"And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as\nit is\n this day.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":7,"text":"And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I\nam but a little child: I know not\nhow\n to go out or come in.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":8,"text":"And thy servant\nis in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":9,"text":"Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":10,"text":"And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":11,"text":"And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":12,"text":"Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":13,"text":"And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":14,"text":"And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":15,"text":"And Solomon awoke; and, behold,\nit was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, 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.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":16,"text":"Then came there two women,\nthat were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":17,"text":"And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":18,"text":"And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we\nwere together;\nthere was\n no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":19,"text":"And this woman’s child died in the night; because she overlaid it.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":20,"text":"And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":21,"text":"And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":22,"text":"And the other woman said, Nay; but the living\nis my son, and the dead\nis thy son. And this said, No; but the dead\nis\n thy son, and the living\nis my son. Thus they spake before the king.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":23,"text":"Then said the king, The one saith, This\nis my son that liveth, and thy son\nis the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son\nis the dead, and my son\nis the living.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":24,"text":"And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":25,"text":"And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":26,"text":"Then spake the woman whose the living child\nwas unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine,\nbut divide\nit.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":27,"text":"Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she\nis the mother thereof.\n"},{"book_id":"1KI","book_name":"1 Kings","chapter":3,"verse":28,"text":"And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God\nwas in him, to do judgment.\n"}],"text":"And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that\nwas\n the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.\nIn Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.\nAnd Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as\nit is\n this day.\nAnd now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I\nam but a little child: I know not\nhow\n to go out or come in.\nAnd thy servant\nis in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.\nGive therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?\nAnd the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.\nAnd God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;\nBehold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.\nAnd I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.\nAnd if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.\nAnd Solomon awoke; and, behold,\nit was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, 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.\nThen came there two women,\nthat were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.\nAnd the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.\nAnd it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we\nwere together;\nthere was\n no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.\nAnd this woman’s child died in the night; because she overlaid it.\nAnd she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.\nAnd when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.\nAnd the other woman said, Nay; but the living\nis my son, and the dead\nis thy son. And this said, No; but the dead\nis\n thy son, and the living\nis my son. Thus they spake before the king.\nThen said the king, The one saith, This\nis my son that liveth, and thy son\nis the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son\nis the dead, and my son\nis the living.\nAnd the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.\nAnd the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.\nThen spake the woman whose the living child\nwas unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine,\nbut divide\nit.\nThen the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she\nis the mother thereof.\nAnd all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God\nwas in him, to do judgment.\n","translation_id":"kjv","translation_name":"King James Version","translation_note":"Public Domain"}