5 The Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at Gibeon. God said to him, "Ask what you want me to give you."
9 So please give me a mind that’s receptive so I can rule3:9. Rule not so much in terms of imposing control but in governing wisely. your people well, understanding the difference between right and wrong, for who can rule this difficult people of yours?"
10 The Lord considered that what Solomon asked for was good. 11 So God told him, "Because you asked for this, and you didn’t ask for a long life, or wealth, or the death of your enemies, but instead you asked for understanding to know what is right, 12 I am giving you what you asked for. I am giving you a mind that is wise, with an understanding of what is right, more than anyone else before you or after you.
16 Later two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him for judgment.3:16. "For judgment": implied by the fact they came before him.
25 "Cut the child that’s alive in two, and give half to one woman and half to another," he commanded.
27 The king gave his verdict. "Give the child that’s alive to the first woman," he ordered. "On no account kill him, for she is his real mother."
28 When everyone in Israel heard about the verdict the king had delivered, they had great respect for the king, because they recognized the wisdom God had given him to judge rightly.