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Now Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and exalted him exceedingly.
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And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to every leader in all Israel, the heads of the fathers' houses.
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Then Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for the tabernacle of meeting with God was there, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness.
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But David had brought up the ark of God from Kirjath Jearim to the place David had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.
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Now the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the Lord; Solomon and the assembly sought Him there.
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And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before the Lord, which was at the tabernacle of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it.
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On that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, "Ask! What shall I give you?"
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And Solomon said to God: "You have shown great mercy to David my father, and have made me king in his place.
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Now, O Lord God, let Your promise to David my father be established, for You have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
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Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this great people of Yours?"