1 Salomão, filho de Davi, estabeleceu-se com firmeza sobre o seu reino, pois o Senhor, o seu Deus, estava com ele e tornou-o muito poderoso.
2 Salomão reuniu todo o Israel: os líderes de mil e de cem, os juízes, todos os líderes de Israel e os chefes de famílias.
3 E foi com toda a assembléia ao lugar sagrado, no alto de Gibeom, pois ali estava a Tenda do Encontro que Moisés, servo do Senhor, havia feito no deserto.
4 Davi tinha transportado a arca de Deus de Quiriate-Jearim para a tenda que ele tinha armado para ela em Jerusalém.
5 O altar de bronze que Bezalel, filho de Uri e neto de Hur, fizera, estava em Gibeom, em frente do tabernáculo do Senhor; ali Salomão e a assembléia consultaram o Senhor.
6 Salomão ofereceu ao Senhor mil holocaustos sobre o altar de bronze, na Tenda do Encontro.
7 Naquela noite Deus apareceu a Salomão e lhe disse: "Peça-me o que quiser, e eu lhe darei".
8 Salomão respondeu: "Tu foste muito bondoso para com meu pai Davi e me fizeste rei em seu lugar.
9 Agora, Senhor Deus, que se confirme a tua promessa a meu pai Davi, pois me fizeste rei sobre um povo tão numeroso quanto o pó da terra.
10 Dá-me sabedoria e conhecimento, para que eu possa liderar esta nação, pois, quem pode governar este teu grande povo? "
11 Deus disse a Salomão: "Já que este é o desejo de seu coração e você não pediu riquezas, nem bens, nem honra, nem a morte dos seus inimigos, nem vida longa, mas sabedoria e conhecimento para governar o meu povo, sobre o qual o fiz rei,
12 você receberá o que pediu, mas também lhe darei riquezas, bens e honra, como nenhum rei antes de você teve e nenhum depois de você terá".
13 Então Salomão voltou de Gibeom, de diante da Tenda do Encontro, para Jerusalém. E reinou sobre Israel.
14 Salomão juntou carros e cavalos; possuía mil e quatrocentos carros e doze mil cavalos, dos quais mantinha uma parte nas guarnições de algumas cidades e a outra perto dele, em Jerusalém.
15 O rei tornou tão comuns a prata e o ouro em Jerusalém quanto as pedras, e o cedro tão numeroso quanto as figueiras bravas da Sefelá.
16 Os cavalos de Salomão eram importados do Egito e da Cilícia, onde os fornecedores do rei os compravam.
17 Importavam do Egito um carro por sete quilos e duzentos gramas de prata, e um cavalo por um quilo e oitocentos gramas, e os exportavam para todos os reis dos hititas e dos arameus.
1 And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly. 2 Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers. 3 So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness. 4 But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem. 5 Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it. 6 And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the LORD, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, 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 shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead. 9 Now, O LORD 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 thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, 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 honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
13 Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel. 14 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. 15 And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance. 16 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price. 17 And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.