1 大卫的儿子所罗门巩固了他对以色列的统治， 耶和华他的 神也和他同在， 使他十分尊大。

2 所罗门召唤全体以色列人、千夫长、百夫长、审判官、以色列的各领袖和众家族的首领。

3 所罗门和全体会众一同到基遍的高地去， 因为那里有 神的会幕， 就是耶和华的仆人摩西在旷野所做的。

4 至于 神的约柜， 大卫已经从基列．耶琳抬到他预备好的地方， 因为他曾在耶路撒冷为约柜盖搭了一个帐幕。

5 户珥的孙子、乌利的儿子比撒列所做的铜祭坛也在那里， 在耶和华的会幕前面； 所罗门和会众同去求问耶和华。

6 所罗门上到耶和华会幕前面的铜祭坛旁边， 在坛上献上了一千只燔祭牲。

7 那一夜， 神向所罗门显现， 对他说： "你无论求什么， 我必赐给你。"

8 所罗门对 神说： "你曾经向我的父亲大卫大施慈爱， 使我接续他作王。

9 耶和华 神啊， 现在求你实现你向我的父亲大卫应许的话； 因为你立了我作王统治这好像地上的尘土那么多的人民。

10 现在求你赐我智慧和知识， 使我可以领导这人民； 否则， 谁能治理这众多的人民呢？"

11 神对所罗门说： "你既然有这个心意： 不求富足、财产、尊荣， 也不求你敌人的性命， 又不求长寿， 只为自己求智慧和知识， 好治理我的子民， 就是我立你作王统治的人民，

12 因此， 智慧和知识必赐给你， 我也把富足、财产和尊荣赐给你； 在你以前的列王从没有这样， 在你以后的也必没有这样。"

13 于是， 所罗门从基遍高地的会幕回到耶路撒冷， 统治以色列。

14 所罗门召集了战车和马兵： 他有战车一千四百辆， 马兵一万二千名； 他把这些车马安置在屯车城， 或在耶路撒冷， 和王在一起。

15 王在耶路撒冷积存的金银好像石头那么多， 积存的香柏木好像平原的桑树那么多。

16 所罗门拥有的马， 都是从埃及和古厄运来的， 是王的商人从古厄照价买来的。

17 他们从埃及运上来的车， 每辆价银六千八百四十克； 马每匹一千七百一十克。赫人众王和亚兰众王的车马， 也都是这样经这些商人的手买来的。

1 And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and Jehovah his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly. 2 And Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the fathers’ houses. 3 So Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tent of meeting of God, which Moses the servant of Jehovah had made in the wilderness. 4 But the ark of God had David brought up from Kiriath-jearim to the place that David had prepared for it; for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem. 5 Moreover the brazen altar, that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of Jehovah: and Solomon and the assembly sought unto it. 6 And Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar before Jehovah, which was at the tent of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt-offerings upon it.

7 In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee. 8 And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast showed great lovingkindness unto David my father, and hast made me king in his stead. 9 Now, O Jehovah God, let thy promise unto David my father be established; for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. 10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this thy people, that is so great? 11 And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of them that hate thee, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king: 12 wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee; neither shall there any after thee have the like. 13 So Solomon came from the high place that was at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting, unto Jerusalem; and he reigned over Israel.

14 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. 15 And the king made silver and gold to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundance. 16 And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price. 17 And they fetched up and brought out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.