2 Chronicles 1:7-13 - Solomon's Prayer For Wisdom

⁷ That very night God appeared to Solomon and told him, "Ask what I am to give you."

⁸ Solomon replied to God, "You showed great gracious love to my father David, and have established me as king in his place. ⁹ Now, LORD God, your promise to my father David is fulfilled, because you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth. ¹⁰ Give me wisdom now, so I may go in and out among this people, because who can rule this great people that belongs to you?

¹¹ God told Solomon, "Since you had this in mind, to ask neither to focus on riches, wealth, honor, or the lives of those who hate you, nor have you requested a long life, but instead you have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, so that you may rule my people over whom I have established you as king, ¹² wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. Furthermore, I will give you riches, wealth, and honor such as none of the kings owned who lived before you and none after you are to ever attain their equal." ¹³ So Solomon returned from the Tent of Meeting at the high place in Gibeon to Jerusalem, where he reigned over Israel.