1 Kings 3:7-19
English Standard Version
Chapter 3
7And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in. 8And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, too many to be numbered or counted for multitude. 9Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?"
10It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this.
11And God said to him, "Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right,
12behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you.
13I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that no other king shall compare with you, all your days.
14And if you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days."
16Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
17The one woman said, "Oh, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth to a child while she was in the house.
18Then on the third day after I gave birth, this woman also gave birth. And we were alone. There was no one else with us in the house; only we two were in the house.
19And this woman 's son died in the night, because she lay on him.
