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1  And Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ made affinity²⁸⁵⁹ with⁸⁵⁴ Pharaoh⁶⁵⁴⁷ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ and took^{3947 853} Pharaoh's⁶⁵⁴⁷ daughter,¹³²³ and brought⁹³⁵ her into⁴¹³ the city⁵⁸⁹² of David,¹⁷³² until⁵⁷⁰⁴ he had made an end³⁶¹⁵ of building^{1129 853} his own house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ and the wall²³⁴⁶ of Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ round about.⁵⁴³⁹

2  Only⁷⁵³⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ sacrificed²⁰⁷⁶ in high places,¹¹¹⁶ because³⁵⁸⁸ there was no³⁸⁰⁸ house¹⁰⁰⁴ built¹¹²⁹ unto the name⁸⁰³⁴ of the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ until⁵⁷⁰⁴ those¹⁹⁹² days.³¹¹⁷

3  And Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ loved^{157 853} the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ walking¹⁹⁸⁰ in the statutes²⁷⁰⁸ of David¹⁷³² his father:¹ only⁷⁵³⁵ he¹⁹³¹ sacrificed²⁰⁷⁶ and burnt incense⁶⁹⁹⁹ in high places.¹¹¹⁶

4  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ went¹⁹⁸⁰ to Gibeon¹³⁹¹ to sacrifice²⁰⁷⁶ there;⁸⁰³³ for³⁵⁸⁸ that¹⁹³¹ was the great¹⁴¹⁹ high place:¹¹¹⁶ a thousand⁵⁰⁵ burnt offerings⁵⁹³⁰ did Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ offer⁵⁹²⁷ upon⁵⁹²¹ that¹⁹³¹ altar.⁴¹⁹⁶

5  In Gibeon¹³⁹¹ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ appeared⁷²⁰⁰ to⁴¹³ Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ in a dream²⁴⁷² by night:³⁹¹⁵ and God⁴³⁰ said,⁵⁵⁹ Ask⁷⁵⁹² what⁴¹⁰⁰ I shall give⁵⁴¹⁴ thee.

6  And Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ said,⁵⁵⁹ Thou⁸⁵⁹ hast showed⁶²¹³ unto⁵⁹⁷³ thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ David¹⁷³² my father¹ great¹⁴¹⁹ mercy,²⁶¹⁷ according as⁸³⁴ he walked¹⁹⁸⁰ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ thee in truth,⁵⁷¹ and in righteousness,⁶⁶⁶⁶ and in uprightness³⁴⁸³ of heart³⁸²⁴ with⁵⁹⁷³ thee; and thou hast kept⁸¹⁰⁴ for him ⁸⁵³ this²⁰⁸⁸ great¹⁴¹⁹ kindness,²⁶¹⁷ that thou hast given⁵⁴¹⁴ him a son¹¹²¹ to sit³⁴²⁷ on⁵⁹²¹ his throne,³⁶⁷⁸ as it is this²⁰⁸⁸ day.³¹¹⁷

7  And now,⁶²⁵⁸ O LORD³⁰⁶⁸ my God,⁴³⁰ thou⁸⁵⁹ hast made ⁸⁵³ thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ king⁴⁴²⁷ instead⁸⁴⁷⁸ of David¹⁷³² my father:¹ and I⁵⁹⁵ am but a little⁶⁹⁹⁶ child:⁵²⁸⁸ I know³⁰⁴⁵ not³⁸⁰⁸ how to go out³³¹⁸ or come in.⁹³⁵

8  And thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ is in the midst⁸⁴³² of thy people⁵⁹⁷¹ which⁸³⁴ thou hast chosen,⁹⁷⁷ a great⁷²²⁷ people,⁵⁹⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ cannot³⁸⁰⁸ be numbered⁴⁴⁸⁷ nor³⁸⁰⁸ counted⁵⁶⁰⁸ for multitude.^{4480 7230}

9  Give⁵⁴¹⁴ therefore thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ an understanding⁸⁰⁸⁵ heart³⁸²⁰ to judge^{8199 853} thy people,⁵⁹⁷¹ that I may discern⁹⁹⁵ between⁹⁹⁶ good²⁸⁹⁶ and bad:⁷⁴⁵¹ for³⁵⁸⁸ who⁴³¹⁰ is able³²⁰¹ to judge⁸¹⁹⁹ this²⁰⁸⁸ thy so great^{3515 853} a people?⁵⁹⁷¹

10  And the speech¹⁶⁹⁷ pleased^{3190 5869} the Lord,¹³⁶ that³⁵⁸⁸ Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ had asked^{7592 853} this²⁰⁸⁸ thing.¹⁶⁹⁷

11  And God⁴³⁰ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, Because^{3282 834} thou hast asked^{7592 853} this²⁰⁸⁸ thing,¹⁶⁹⁷ and hast not³⁸⁰⁸ asked⁷⁵⁹² for thyself long⁷²²⁷ life;³¹¹⁷ neither³⁸⁰⁸ hast asked⁷⁵⁹² riches⁶²³⁹ for thyself, nor³⁸⁰⁸ hast asked⁷⁵⁹² the life⁵³¹⁵ of thine enemies;³⁴¹ but hast asked⁷⁵⁹² for thyself understanding⁹⁹⁵ to discern⁸⁰⁸⁵ judgment;⁴⁹⁴¹

12  Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ I have done⁶²¹³ according to thy words:¹⁶⁹⁷ lo,²⁰⁰⁹ I have given⁵⁴¹⁴ thee a wise²⁴⁵⁰ and an understanding⁹⁹⁵ heart;³⁸²⁰ so that⁸³⁴ there was¹⁹⁶¹ none³⁸⁰⁸ like thee³⁶⁴⁴ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ thee, neither³⁸⁰⁸ after³¹⁰ thee shall any arise⁶⁹⁶⁵ like unto thee.³⁶⁴⁴

13  And I have also¹⁵⁷¹ given⁵⁴¹⁴ thee that which⁸³⁴ thou hast not³⁸⁰⁸ asked,⁷⁵⁹² both¹⁵⁷¹ riches,⁶²³⁹ and¹⁵⁷¹ honor:³⁵¹⁹ so that⁸³⁴ there shall not³⁸⁰⁸ be¹⁹⁶¹ any³⁷⁶ among the kings⁴⁴²⁸ like unto thee³⁶⁴⁴ all³⁶⁰⁵ thy days.³¹¹⁷

14  And if⁵¹⁸ thou wilt walk¹⁹⁸⁰ in my ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ to keep⁸¹⁰⁴ my statutes²⁷⁰⁶ and my commandments,⁴⁶⁸⁷ as⁸³⁴ thy father¹ David¹⁷³² did walk,¹⁹⁸⁰ then I will lengthen^{748 853} thy days.³¹¹⁷

15  And Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ awoke;³³⁶⁴ and, behold,²⁰⁰⁹ it was a dream.²⁴⁷² And he came⁹³⁵ to Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the ark⁷²⁷ of the covenant¹²⁸⁵ of the LORD,¹³⁶ and offered up⁵⁹²⁷ burnt offerings,⁵⁹³⁰ and offered⁶²¹³ peace offerings,⁸⁰⁰² and made⁶²¹³ a feast⁴⁹⁶⁰ to all³⁶⁰⁵ his servants.⁵⁶⁵⁰

16  Then²²⁷ came⁹³⁵ there two⁸¹⁴⁷ women,⁸⁰² that were harlots,²¹⁸¹ unto⁴¹³ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ and stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ him.

17  And the one²⁵⁹ woman⁸⁰² said,⁵⁵⁹ O⁹⁹⁴ my lord,¹¹³ I⁵⁸⁹ and this²⁰⁶³ woman⁸⁰² dwell³⁴²⁷ in one²⁵⁹ house;¹⁰⁰⁴ and I was delivered of a child³²⁰⁵ with⁵⁹⁷³ her in the house.¹⁰⁰⁴

18  And it came to pass¹⁹⁶¹ the third⁷⁹⁹² day³¹¹⁷ after that I was delivered,³²⁰⁵ that this²⁰⁶³ woman⁸⁰² was delivered³²⁰⁵ also:¹⁵⁷¹ and we⁵⁸⁷ were together;³¹⁶² there was no³⁶⁹ stranger²¹¹⁴ with⁸⁵⁴ us in the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ save²¹⁰⁸ we⁵⁸⁷ two⁸¹⁴⁷ in the house.¹⁰⁰⁴

19  And this²⁰⁶³ woman's⁸⁰² child¹¹²¹ died⁴¹⁹¹ in the night;³⁹¹⁵ because⁸³⁴ she overlaid^{7901 5921} it.

20  And she arose⁶⁹⁶⁵ at midnight,^{8432 3915} and took^{3947 853} my son¹¹²¹ from beside^{4480 681} me, while thine handmaid⁵¹⁹ slept,³⁴⁶³ and laid⁷⁹⁰¹ it in her bosom,²⁴³⁶ and laid⁷⁹⁰¹ her dead⁴¹⁹¹ child¹¹²¹ in my bosom.²⁴³⁶

21  And when I rose⁶⁹⁶⁵ in the morning¹²⁴² to give my child suck,^{3242 853 1121} behold,²⁰⁰⁹ it was dead:⁴¹⁹¹ but when I had considered^{995 413} it in the morning,¹²⁴² behold,²⁰⁰⁹ it was¹⁹⁶¹ not³⁸⁰⁸ my son,¹¹²¹ which⁸³⁴ I did bear.³²⁰⁵

22  And the other³¹² woman⁸⁰² said,⁵⁵⁹ Nay;³⁸⁰⁸ but³⁵⁸⁸ the living²⁴¹⁶ is my son,¹¹²¹ and the dead⁴¹⁹¹ is thy son.¹¹²¹ And this²⁰⁶³ said,⁵⁵⁹ No;³⁸⁰⁸ but³⁵⁸⁸ the dead⁴¹⁹¹ is thy son,¹¹²¹ and the living²⁴¹⁶ is my son.¹¹²¹ Thus they spoke¹⁶⁹⁶ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the king.⁴⁴²⁸

23  Then said⁵⁵⁹ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ The one²⁰⁶³ saith,⁵⁵⁹ This²⁰⁸⁸ is my son¹¹²¹ that liveth,²⁴¹⁶ and thy son¹¹²¹ is the dead:⁴¹⁹¹ and the other²⁰⁶³ saith,⁵⁵⁹ Nay;³⁸⁰⁸ but³⁵⁸⁸ thy son¹¹²¹ is the dead,⁴¹⁹¹ and my son¹¹²¹ is the living.²⁴¹⁶

24  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ said,⁵⁵⁹ Bring³⁹⁴⁷ me a sword.²⁷¹⁹ And they brought⁹³⁵ a sword²⁷¹⁹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the king.⁴⁴²⁸

25  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ said,⁵⁵⁹ Divide^{1504 853} the living²⁴¹⁶ child³²⁰⁶ in two,⁸¹⁴⁷ and give^{5414 853} half²⁶⁷⁷ to the one,²⁵⁹ and half²⁶⁷⁷ to the other.²⁵⁹

26  Then spoke⁵⁵⁹ the woman⁸⁰² whose⁸³⁴ the living²⁴¹⁶ child¹¹²¹ was unto⁴¹³ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ for³⁵⁸⁸ her bowels⁷³⁵⁶ yearned³⁶⁴⁸ upon⁵⁹²¹ her son,¹¹²¹ and she said,⁵⁵⁹ O⁹⁹⁴ my lord,¹¹³ give⁵⁴¹⁴ her ⁸⁵³ the living²⁴¹⁶ child,³²⁰⁵ and in no⁴⁰⁸ wise slay^{4191 4191} it. But the other²⁰⁶³ said,⁵⁵⁹ Let it be¹⁹⁶¹ neither^{1571 3808} mine nor¹⁵⁷¹ thine, but divide¹⁵⁰⁴ it.

27  Then the king⁴⁴²⁸ answered⁶⁰³⁰ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Give⁵⁴¹⁴ her ⁸⁵³ the living²⁴¹⁶ child,³²⁰⁵ and in no³⁸⁰⁸ wise slay^{4191 4191} it: she¹⁹³¹ is the mother⁵¹⁷ thereof.

28  And all³⁶⁰⁵ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ of ⁸⁵³ the judgment⁴⁹⁴¹ which⁸³⁴ the king⁴⁴²⁸ had judged;⁸¹⁹⁹ and they feared^{3372 4480 6440} the king:⁴⁴²⁸ for³⁵⁸⁸ they saw⁷²⁰⁰ that³⁵⁸⁸ the wisdom²⁴⁵¹ of God⁴³⁰ was in him,⁷¹³⁰ to do⁶²¹³ judgment.⁴⁹⁴¹

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2 πλὴν ὁ λαὸς ἦσαν θυμιῶντες ἐπὶ τοῖς ὑψηλοῖς ὅτι οὐκ ᾠκοδομήθη οἶκος τῷ ὀνόματι κυρίου ἕως νῦν

3 καὶ ἠγάπησεν Σαλωμων τὸν κύριον πορεύεσθαι ἐν τοῖς προστάγμασιν Δαυιδ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ πλὴν ἐν τοῖς ὑψηλοῖς ἔθυεν καὶ ἐθυμία

4 καὶ ἀνέστη καὶ ἐπορεύθη εἰς Γαβαων θῦσαι ἐκεῖ ὅτι αὐτὴ ὑψηλοτάτη καὶ μεγάλη χιλίαν ὁλοκαύτωσιν ἀνήνεγκεν Σαλωμων ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον ἐν Γαβαων

5 καὶ ὤφθη κύριος τῷ Σαλωμων ἐν ὕπνῳ τὴν νύκτα καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς Σαλωμων αἴτησαί τι αἴτημα σαυτῷ

6 καὶ εἶπεν Σαλωμων σὺ ἐποίησας μετὰ τοῦ δούλου σου Δαυιδ τοῦ πατρός μου ἔλεος μέγα καθὼς διῆλθεν ἐνώπιόν σου ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ἐν εὐθύτητι καρδίας μετὰ σοῦ καὶ ἐφύλαξας αὐτῷ τὸ ἔλεος τὸ μέγα τοῦτο δοῦναι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου αὐτοῦ ὡς ἡ ἡμέρα αὕτη

7 καὶ νῦν κύριε ὁ θεός μου σὺ ἔδωκας τὸν δοῦλόν σου ἀντὶ Δαυιδ τοῦ πατρός μου καὶ ἐγώ εἰμι παιδάριον μικρὸν καὶ οὐκ οἶδα τὴν ἔξοδόν μου καὶ τὴν εἴσοδόν μου

8 ὁ δὲ δοῦλός σου ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ λαοῦ σου ὃν ἐξελέξω λαὸν πολύν ὃς οὐκ ἀριθμηθήσεται

9 καὶ δώσεις τῷ δούλῳ σου καρδίαν ἀκούειν καὶ διακρίνειν τὸν λαόν σου ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ τοῦ συνίειν ἀνὰ μέσον ἀγαθοῦ καὶ κακοῦ ὅτι τίς δυνήσεται κρίνειν τὸν λαόν σου τὸν βαρὺν τοῦτον

10 καὶ ἤρεσεν ἐνώπιον κυρίου ὅτι ᾐτήσατο Σαλωμων τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο

11 καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς αὐτόν ἀνθ᾽ ὧν ᾐτήσω παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο καὶ οὐκ ᾐτήσω σαυτῷ ἡμέρας πολλὰς καὶ οὐκ ᾐτήσω πλοῦτον οὐδὲ ᾐτήσω ψυχὰς ἐχθρῶν σου ἀλλ᾽ ᾐτήσω σαυτῷ σύνεσιν τοῦ εἰσακούειν κρίμα

12 ἰδοὺ πεποίηκα κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου ἰδοὺ δέδωκά σοι καρδίαν φρονίμην καὶ σοφήν ὡς σὺ οὐ γέγονεν ἔμπροσθέν σου καὶ μετὰ σὲ οὐκ ἀναστήσεται ὅμοιός σοι

13 καὶ ἃ οὐκ ᾐτήσω δέδωκά σοι καὶ πλοῦτον καὶ δόξαν ὡς οὐ γέγονεν ἀνὴρ ὅμοιός σοι ἐν βασιλεῦσιν

14 καὶ ἐὰν πορευθῇς ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ μου φυλάσσειν τὰς ἐντολάς μου καὶ τὰ προστάγματά μου ὡς ἐπορεύθη Δαυιδ ὁ πατήρ σου καὶ πληθυνῶ τὰς ἡμέρας σου

15 καὶ ἐξυπνίσθη Σαλωμων καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐνύπνιον καὶ ἀνέστη καὶ παραγίνεται εἰς Ιερουσαλημ καὶ ἔστη κατὰ πρόσωπον τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου τοῦ κατὰ πρόσωπον κιβωτοῦ διαθήκης κυρίου ἐν Σιων καὶ ἀνήγαγεν ὁλοκαυτώσεις καὶ ἐποίησεν εἰρηνικὰς καὶ ἐποίησεν πότον μέγαν ἑαυτῷ καὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς παισὶν αὐτοῦ

16 τότε ὤφθησαν δύο γυναῖκες πόρναι τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ ἔστησαν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ

17 καὶ εἶπεν ἡ γυνὴ ἡ μία ἐν ἐμοί κύριε ἐγὼ καὶ ἡ γυνὴ αὕτη οἰκοῦμεν ἐν οἴκῳ ἑνὶ καὶ ἐτέκομεν ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ

18 καὶ ἐγενήθη ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ τεκούσης μου καὶ ἔτεκεν καὶ ἡ γυνὴ αὕτη καὶ ἡμεῖς κατὰ τὸ αὐτό καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν οὐθεὶς μεθ᾽ ἡμῶν πάρεξ ἀμφοτέρων ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ

19 καὶ ἀπέθανεν ὁ υἱὸς τῆς γυναικὸς ταύτης τὴν νύκτα ὡς ἐπεκοιμήθη ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν

20 καὶ ἀνέστη μέσης τῆς νυκτὸς καὶ ἔλαβεν τὸν υἱόν μου ἐκ τῶν ἀγκαλῶν μου καὶ ἐκοίμισεν αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ κόλπῳ αὐτῆς καὶ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς τὸν τεθνηκότα ἐκοίμισεν ἐν τῷ κόλπῳ μου

21 καὶ ἀνέστην τὸ πρωὶ θηλάσαι τὸν υἱόν μου καὶ ἐκεῖνος ἦν τεθνηκώς καὶ ἰδοὺ κατενόησα αὐτὸν πρωί καὶ ἰδοὺ οὐκ ἦν ὁ υἱός μου ὃν ἔτεκον

22 καὶ εἶπεν ἡ γυνὴ ἡ ἑτέρα οὐχί ἀλλὰ ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ζῶν ὁ δὲ υἱός σου ὁ τεθνηκώς καὶ ἐλάλησαν ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως

23 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς αὐταῖς σὺ λέγεις οὗτος ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ζῶν καὶ ὁ υἱὸς ταύτης ὁ τεθνηκώς καὶ σὺ λέγεις οὐχί ἀλλὰ ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ζῶν καὶ ὁ υἱός σου ὁ τεθνηκώς

24 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεύς λάβετέ μοι μάχαιραν καὶ προσήνεγκαν τὴν μάχαιραν ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως

25 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεύς διέλετε τὸ παιδίον τὸ θηλάζον τὸ ζῶν εἰς δύο καὶ δότε τὸ ἥμισυ αὐτοῦ ταύτῃ καὶ τὸ ἥμισυ αὐτοῦ ταύτῃ

26 καὶ ἀπεκρίθη ἡ γυνή ἧς ἦν ὁ υἱὸς ὁ ζῶν καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα ὅτι ἐταράχθη ἡ μήτρα αὐτῆς ἐπὶ τῷ υἱῷ αὐτῆς καὶ εἶπεν ἐν ἐμοί κύριε δότε αὐτῇ τὸ παιδίον καὶ θανάτῳ μὴ θανατώσητε αὐτόν καὶ αὕτη εἶπεν μήτε ἐμοὶ μήτε αὐτῇ ἔστω διέλετε

27 καὶ ἀπεκρίθη ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ εἶπεν δότε τὸ παιδίον τῇ εἰπούσῃ δότε αὐτῇ αὐτὸ καὶ θανάτῳ μὴ θανατώσητε αὐτόν αὐτὴ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ

28 καὶ ἤκουσαν πᾶς Ισραηλ τὸ κρίμα τοῦτο ὃ ἔκρινεν ὁ βασιλεύς καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ βασιλέως ὅτι εἶδον ὅτι φρόνησις θεοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ τοῦ ποιεῖν δικαίωμα

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‎1 ‏וַיִּתְחַתֵּ֣ן שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרָ֑יִם וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־בַּת־פַּרְעֹ֗ה וַיְבִיאֶ֙הָ֙ אֶל־עִ֣יר דָּוִ֔ד עַ֣ד כַּלֹּת֗וֹ לִבְנ֤וֹת אֶת־בֵּיתוֹ֙ וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וְאֶת־חוֹמַ֥ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם סָבִֽיב׃

‎2 ‏רַ֣ק הָעָ֔ם מְזַבְּחִ֖ים בַּבָּמ֑וֹת כִּ֠י לֹא־נִבְנָ֥ה בַ֙יִת֙ לְשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיָּמִ֥ים הָהֵֽם׃ פ

‎3 ‏וַיֶּאֱהַ֤ב שְׁלֹמֹה֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה לָלֶ֕כֶת בְּחֻקּ֖וֹת דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑יו רַ֚ק בַּבָּמ֔וֹת ה֥וּא מְזַבֵּ֖חַ וּמַקְטִֽיר׃

‎4 ‏וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ גִּבְעֹ֙נָה֙ לִזְבֹּ֣חַ שָׁ֔ם כִּ֥י הִ֖יא הַבָּמָ֣ה הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה אֶ֤לֶף עֹלוֹת֙ יַעֲלֶ֣ה שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה עַ֖ל הַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַ הַהֽוּא׃

‎5 ‏בְּגִבְע֗וֹן נִרְאָ֧ה יְהוָֹ֛ה אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה בַּחֲל֣וֹם הַלָּ֑יְלָה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים שְׁאַ֖ל מָ֥ה אֶתֶּן־לָֽךְ׃

‎6 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה אַתָּ֨ה עָשִׂ֜יתָ עִם־עַבְדְּךָ֙ דָוִ֣ד אָבִי֮ חֶ֣סֶד גָּדוֹל֒ כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ הָלַ֨ךְ לְפָנֶ֜יךָ בֶּאֱמֶ֧ת וּבִצְדָקָ֛ה וּבְיִשְׁרַ֥ת לֵבָ֖ב עִמָּ֑ךְ וַתִּשְׁמָר־ל֗וֹ אֶת־הַחֶ֤סֶד הַגָּדוֹל֙ הַזֶּ֔ה וַתִּתֶּן־ל֥וֹ בֵ֛ן יֹשֵׁ֥ב עַל־כִּסְא֖וֹ כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

‎7 ‏וְעַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔י אַתָּה֙ הִמְלַ֣כְתָּ אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ֔ תַּ֖חַת דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑י וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ נַ֣עַר קָטֹ֔ן לֹ֥א אֵדַ֖ע צֵ֥את וָבֹֽא׃

‎8 ‏וְעַ֨בְדְּךָ֔ בְּת֥וֹךְ עַמְּךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּחָ֑רְתָּ עַם־רָ֕ב אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־יִמָּנֶ֛ה וְלֹ֥א יִסָּפֵ֖ר מֵרֹֽב׃

‎9 ‏וְנָתַתָּ֨ לְעַבְדְּךָ֜ לֵ֤ב שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ לִשְׁפֹּ֣ט אֶֽת־עַמְּךָ֔ לְהָבִ֖ין בֵּֽין־ט֣וֹב לְרָ֑ע כִּ֣י מִ֤י יוּכַל֙ לִשְׁפֹּ֔ט אֶת־עַמְּךָ֥ הַכָּבֵ֖ד הַזֶּֽה׃

‎10 ‏וַיִּיטַ֥ב הַדָּבָ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י אֲדֹנָ֑י כִּ֚י שָׁאַ֣ל שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃

‎11 ‏וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֵלָ֗יו יַעַן֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁאַ֜לְתָּ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֗ה וְלֹֽא־שָׁאַ֨לְתָּ לְּךָ֜ יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֗ים וְלֹֽא־שָׁאַ֤לְתָּ לְּךָ֙ עֹ֔שֶׁר וְלֹ֥א שָׁאַ֖לְתָּ נֶ֣פֶשׁ אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁאַ֧לְתָּ לְּךָ֛ הָבִ֖ין לִשְׁמֹ֥עַ מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

‎12 ‏הִנֵּ֥ה עָשִׂ֖יתִי כִּדְבָרֶ֑יךָ הִנֵּ֣ה׀ נָתַ֣תִּי לְךָ֗ לֵ֚ב חָכָ֣ם וְנָב֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֤ר כָּמ֙וֹךָ֙ לֹא־הָיָ֣ה לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ לֹא־יָק֥וּם כָּמֽוֹךָ׃

‎13 ‏וְגַ֨ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־שָׁאַ֙לְתָּ֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לָ֔ךְ גַּם־עֹ֖שֶׁר גַּם־כָּב֑וֹד אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹא־הָיָ֨ה כָמ֥וֹךָ אִ֛ישׁ בַּמְּלָכִ֖ים כָּל־יָמֶֽיךָ׃

‎14 ‏וְאִ֣ם׀ תֵּלֵ֣ךְ בִּדְרָכַ֗י לִשְׁמֹ֤ר חֻקַּי֙ וּמִצְוֹתַ֔י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלַ֖ךְ דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֑יךָ וְהַאַרַכְתִּ֖י אֶת־יָמֶֽיךָ׃ ס

‎15 ‏וַיִּקַ֥ץ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה וְהִנֵּ֣ה חֲל֑וֹם וַיָּב֨וֹא יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֣ד׀ לִפְנֵ֣י׀ אֲר֣וֹן בְּרִית־אֲדֹנָ֗י וַיַּ֤עַל עֹלוֹת֙ וַיַּ֣עַשׂ שְׁלָמִ֔ים וַיַּ֥עַשׂ מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה לְכָל־עֲבָדָֽיו׃ פ

‎16 ‏אָ֣ז תָּבֹ֗אנָה שְׁתַּ֛יִם נָשִׁ֥ים זֹנ֖וֹת אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דְנָה לְפָנָֽיו׃

‎17 ‏וַתֹּ֜אמֶר הָאִשָּׁ֤ה הָֽאַחַת֙ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י אֲנִי֙ וְהָאִשָּׁ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את יֹשְׁבֹ֖ת בְּבַ֣יִת אֶחָ֑ד וָאֵלֵ֥ד עִמָּ֖הּ בַּבָּֽיִת׃

‎18 ‏וַיְהִ֞י בַּיּ֤וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ לְלִדְתִּ֔י וַתֵּ֖לֶד גַּם־הָאִשָּׁ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ יַחְדָּ֗ו אֵֽין־זָ֤ר אִתָּ֙נוּ֙ בַּבַּ֔יִת זוּלָתִ֥י שְׁתַּֽיִם־אֲנַ֖חְנוּ בַּבָּֽיִת׃

‎19 ‏וַיָּ֛מָת בֶּן־הָאִשָּׁ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את לָ֑יְלָה אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁכְבָ֖ה עָלָֽיו׃

‎20 ‏וַתָּקָם֩ בְּת֨וֹךְ הַלַּ֜יְלָה וַתִּקַּ֧ח אֶת־בְּנִ֣י מֵֽאֶצְלִ֗י וַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙ יְשֵׁנָ֔ה וַתַּשְׁכִּיבֵ֖הוּ בְּחֵיקָ֑הּ וְאֶת־בְּנָ֥הּ הַמֵּ֖ת הִשְׁכִּ֥יבָה בְחֵיקִֽי׃

‎21 ‏וָאָקֻ֥ם בַּבֹּ֛קֶר לְהֵינִ֥יק אֶת־בְּנִ֖י וְהִנֵּה־מֵ֑ת וָאֶתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן אֵלָיו֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֛ה לֹֽא־הָיָ֥ה בְנִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָלָֽדְתִּי׃

‎22 ‏וַתֹּאמֶר֩ הָאִשָּׁ֨ה הָאַחֶ֜רֶת לֹ֣א כִ֗י בְּנִ֤י הַחַי֙ וּבְנֵ֣ךְ הַמֵּ֔ת וְזֹ֤את אֹמֶ֙רֶת֙ לֹ֣א כִ֔י בְּנֵ֥ךְ הַמֵּ֖ת וּבְנִ֣י הֶחָ֑י וַתְּדַבֵּ֖רְנָה לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎23 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ זֹ֣את אֹמֶ֔רֶת זֶה־בְּנִ֥י הַחַ֖י וּבְנֵ֣ךְ הַמֵּ֑ת וְזֹ֤את אֹמֶ֙רֶת֙ לֹ֣א כִ֔י בְּנֵ֥ךְ הַמֵּ֖ת וּבְנִ֥י הֶחָֽי׃ פ

‎24 ‏וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ קְח֣וּ לִי־חָ֑רֶב וַיָּבִ֥אוּ הַחֶ֖רֶב לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎25 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ גִּזְר֛וּ אֶת־הַיֶּ֥לֶד הַחַ֖י לִשְׁנָ֑יִם וּתְנ֤וּ אֶֽת־הַחֲצִי֙ לְאַחַ֔ת וְאֶֽת־הַחֲצִ֖י לְאֶחָֽת׃

‎26 ‏וַתֹּ֣אמֶר הָאִשָּׁה֩ אֲשֶׁר־בְּנָ֨הּ הַחַ֜י אֶל־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ כִּֽי־נִכְמְר֣וּ רַחֲמֶיהָ֮ עַל־בְּנָהּ֒ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר׀ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֗י תְּנוּ־לָהּ֙ אֶת־הַיָּל֣וּד הַחַ֔י וְהָמֵ֖ת אַל־תְּמִיתֻ֑הוּ וְזֹ֣את אֹמֶ֗רֶת גַּם־לִ֥י גַם־לָ֛ךְ לֹ֥א יִהְיֶ֖ה גְּזֹֽרוּ׃

‎27 ‏וַיַּ֨עַן הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר תְּנוּ־לָהּ֙ אֶת־הַיָּל֣וּד הַחַ֔י וְהָמֵ֖ת לֹ֣א תְמִיתֻ֑הוּ הִ֖יא אִמּֽוֹ׃

‎28 ‏וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁפַ֣ט הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיִּֽרְא֖וּ מִפְּנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּ֣י רָא֔וּ כִּֽי־חָכְמַ֧ת אֱלֹהִ֛ים בְּקִרְבּ֖וֹ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ ס

Vul

1 Confirmatum est igitur regnum in manu Salomonis, et affinitate conjunctus est Pharaoni regi Ægypti: accepit namque filiam ejus, et adduxit in civitatem David, donec compleret ædificans domum suam, et domum Domini, et murum Jerusalem per circuitum.

2 Attamen populus immolabat in excelsis: non enim ædificatum erat templum nomini Domini usque in diem illum.

3 Dilexit autem Salomon Dominum, ambulans in præceptis David patris sui, excepto quod in excelsis immolabat, et accendebat thymiama.

4 Abiit itaque in Gabaon, ut immolaret ibi: illud quippe erat excelsum maximum: mille hostias in holocaustum obtulit Salomon super altare illud in Gabaon.

5 Apparuit autem Dominus Salomoni per somnium nocte, dicens: Postula quod vis ut dem tibi.

6 Et ait Salomon: Tu fecisti cum servo tuo David patre meo misericordiam magnam, sicut ambulavit in conspectu tuo in veritate et justitia, et recto corde tecum: custodisti ei misericordiam tuam grandem, et dedisti ei filium sedentem super thronum ejus, sicut est hodie.

7 Et nunc Domine Deus, tu regnare fecisti servum tuum pro David patre meo: ego autem sum puer parvulus, et ignorans egressum et introitum meum.

8 Et servus tuus in medio est populi quem elegisti, populi infiniti, qui numerari et supputari non potest præ multitudine.

9 Dabis ergo servo tuo cor docile, ut populum tuum judicare possit, et discernere inter bonum et malum. Quis enim poterit judicare populum istum, populum tuum hunc multum?

10 Placuit ergo sermo coram Domino, quod Salomon postulasset hujuscemodi rem.

11 Et dixit Dominus Salomoni: Quia postulasti verbum hoc, et non petisti tibi dies multos, nec divitias, aut animas inimicorum tuorum, sed postulasti tibi sapientiam ad discernendum judicium:

12 ecce feci tibi secundum sermones tuos, et dedi tibi cor sapiens et intelligens, in tantum ut nullus ante te similis tui fuerit, nec post te surrecturus sit.

13 Sed et hæc quæ non postulasti, dedi tibi: divitias scilicet, et gloriam, ut nemo fuerit similis tui in regibus cunctis retro diebus.

14 Si autem ambulaveris in viis meis, et custodieris præcepta mea et mandata mea, sicut ambulavit pater tuus, longos faciam dies tuos.

15 Igitur evigilavit Salomon, et intellexit quod esset somnium: cumque venisset Jerusalem, stetit coram arca fœderis Domini, et obtulit holocausta, et fecit victimas pacificas, et grande convivium universis famulis suis.

16 Tunc venerunt duæ mulieres meretrices ad regem, steteruntque coram eo:

17 quarum una ait: Obsecro, mi domine: ego et mulier hæc habitabamus in domo una, et peperi apud eam in cubiculo.

18 Tertia autem die postquam ego peperi, peperit et hæc: et eramus simul, nullusque alius nobiscum in domo, exceptis nobis duabus.

19 Mortuus est autem filius mulieris hujus nocte: dormiens quippe oppressit eum.

20 Et consurgens intempestæ noctis silentio, tulit filium meum de latere meo, ancillæ tuæ dormientis, et collocavit in sinu suo: suum autem filium, qui erat mortuus, posuit in sinu meo.

21 Cumque surrexissem mane ut darem lac filio meo, apparuit mortuus: quem diligentius intuens clara luce, deprehendi non esse meum quem genueram.

22 Responditque altera mulier: Non est ita ut dicis, sed filius tuus mortuus est, meus autem vivit. E contrario illa dicebat: Mentiris: filius quippe meus vivit, et filius tuus mortuus est. Atque in hunc modum contendebant coram rege.

23 Tunc rex ait: Hæc dicit: Filius meus vivit, et filius tuus mortuus est: et ista respondit: Non, sed filius tuus mortuus est, meus autem vivit.

24 Dixit ergo rex: Afferte mihi gladium. Cumque attulissent gladium coram rege,

25 Dividite, inquit, infantem vivum in duas partes, et date dimidiam partem uni, et dimidiam partem alteri.

26 Dixit autem mulier, cujus filius erat vivus, ad regem (commota sunt quippe viscera ejus super filio suo): Obsecro, domine, date illi infantem vivum, et nolite interficere eum. E contrario illa dicebat: Nec mihi nec tibi sit, sed dividatur.

27 Respondit rex, et ait: Date huic infantem vivum, et non occidatur: hæc est enim mater ejus.

28 Audivit itaque omnis Israël judicium quod judicasset rex, et timuerunt regem, videntes sapientiam Dei esse in eo ad faciendum judicium.