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 strengthen himself doth Solomon son of David over his kingdom, and Jehovah his God [is] with him, and maketh him exceedingly great.2 And Solomon saith to all Israel, to heads of the thousands, and of the hundreds, and to judges, and to every honourable one of all Israel, heads of the fathers,3 and they go -- Solomon, and all the assembly with him -- to the high place that [is] in Gibeon, for there hath been God`s tent of meeting, that Moses, servant of Jehovah, made in the wilderness,4 but the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-Jearim, when David prepared for it, for he stretched out for it a tent in Jerusalem;5 and the altar of brass that Bezaleel son of Uri, son of Hur made, he put before the tabernacle of Jehovah; and Solomon and the assembly seek to it.6 And Solomon goeth up thither, on the altar of brass, before Jehovah, that [is] at the tent of meeting, and causeth to ascend upon it a thousand burnt-offerings.7 In that night hath God appeared to Solomon, and saith to him, `Ask -- what do I give to thee?`8 And Solomon saith to God, `Thou hast done with David my father great kindness, and hast caused me to reign in his stead.9 Now, O Jehovah God, is Thy word with David my father stedfast, for Thou hast caused me to reign over a people numerous as the dust of the earth;10 now, wisdom and knowledge give to me, and I go out before this people, and I come in, for who doth judge this Thy great people?`11 And God saith to Solomon, `Because that this hath been with thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, and honour, and the life of those hating thee, and also many days hast not asked, and dost ask for thyself wisdom and knowledge, so that thou dost judge My people over which I have caused thee to reign --12 the wisdom and the knowledge is given to thee, and riches and wealth and honour I give to thee, that there hath not been so to the kings who [are] before thee, and after thee it is not so.`13 And Solomon cometh in [from] the high place that [is] in Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tent of meeting, and reigneth over Israel,14 and Solomon gathereth chariots and horsemen, and he hath a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, and he placeth them in the cities of the chariots, and with the king in Jerusalem.15 And the king maketh the silver and the gold in Jerusalem as stones, and the cedars he made as sycamores that [are] in the low country, for abundance.16 And the source of the horses that [are] to Solomon [is] from Egypt and from Keva; merchants of the king from Keva take at a price,17 and they come up, and bring out from Egypt a chariot for six hundred silverlings, and a horse for fifty and a hundred, and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Aram -- by their hand they bring out.