1 Solomon made an alliance by marriage with Pharaoh, king of Egypt; he married Pharaoh's daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he could finish building his residence and the temple of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem.
1 Then (A)Solomon (a)formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter (B)and brought her to the city of David (C)until he had finished building his own house and the house of the Lord and (D)the wall around Jerusalem.
1 And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
1 Solomon made an alliance(a) with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying Pharaoh’s daughter.(A) Solomon brought her to live in the city of David(B) until he finished building his palace,(C) the Lord’s temple,(D) and the wall surrounding Jerusalem.(E)
1 Later, Solomon intermarried with the family of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt by taking his daughter and bringing her to the City of David to live until he had completed building his own palace, the LORD's Temple, and the wall around Jerusalem.
2 Now the people were offering sacrifices at the high places, because in those days a temple had not yet been built to honor the Lord.
2 (E)The people were still sacrificing on the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the Lord until those days.
2 Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.
2 However, the people were sacrificing on the high places,(F) because until that time a temple for the Lord’s name(G) had not been built.
2 The people were sacrificing at various high places because the Temple had not yet been built and dedicated to the LORD.
3 Solomon demonstrated his loyalty to the Lord by following the practices of his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.
3 Now (F)Solomon loved the Lord, (G)walking in the statutes of his father David, except he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
3 And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
3 Solomon loved the Lord(H) by walking in the statutes of his father David,(I) but he also sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
3 Solomon loved the LORD, and lived according to the statutes that his father David obeyed, except that he sacrificed and burned offerings at the high places.
4 The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for it had the most prominent of the high places. Solomon would offer up a thousand burnt sacrifices on the altar there.
4 (H)The king went to (I)Gibeon to sacrifice there, (J)for that was the great high place; Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
4 The king went to Gibeon(J) to sacrifice there because it was the most famous high place. He offered 1,000 burnt offerings on that altar.(K)
4 The king used to go to Gibeon to sacrifice, since there was a famous high place there, where Solomon once offered 1,000 burnt offerings on that altar.
5 One night in Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream. God said, "Tell me what I should give you."
5 (K)In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon (L)in a dream at night; and God said, “(M)Ask what you wish Me to give you.”
5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon(L) in a dream at night.(M) God said, “Ask.(N) What should I give you?”
5 The LORD appeared to Solomon one night in a dream and told him, "Ask me for whatever you want and I'll give it to you."
6 Solomon replied, "You demonstrated great loyalty to your servant, my father David, as he served you faithfully, properly, and sincerely. You have maintained this great loyalty to this day by allowing his son to sit on his throne.
6 Then Solomon said, “(N)You have shown great lovingkindness to Your servant David my father, (O)according as he walked before You in (b)truth and righteousness and uprightness of heart toward You; and (P)You have (c)reserved for him this great lovingkindness, that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
6 And Solomon replied, “You have shown great and faithful love to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and(b) integrity. You have continued this great and faithful love for him by giving him a son to sit on his throne,(O) as it is today.(P)
6 So Solomon said:
7 Now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in my father David's place, even though I am only a young man and am inexperienced.
7 Now, O Lord my God, (Q)You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet (R)I am but a little child; (S)I do not know how to go out or come in.
7 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.
7 “Lord my God, You have now made Your servant king in my father David’s place.(Q) Yet I am just a youth with no experience in leadership.(c)(R)
7 "You have demonstrated abundant gracious love to your servant David, my father, as he lived in your presence truthfully, righteously, and uprightly in his heart. In addition, you have kept on showing this abundant gracious love by giving him a son to sit on his throne today. Now, LORD my God, you have set me as king to replace my father David, but I'm still young. I don't have any leadership skills.
8 Your servant stands among your chosen people; they are a great nation that is too numerous to count or number.
8 (T)Your servant is in the midst of Your people which You have chosen, (U)a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted.
8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
8 Your servant is among Your people You have chosen,(S) a(d) people too numerous to be numbered or counted.(T)
8 Your servant lives in the midst of your people that you have chosen, a great people that is too numerous to be counted.
9 So give your servant a discerning mind so he can make judicial decisions for your people and distinguish right from wrong. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours."
9 So (V)give Your servant (d)an understanding heart to judge Your people (W)to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this (e)great people of Yours?”
9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
9 So give Your servant an obedient heart to judge(U) Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”(V)
9 So give your servant an understanding mind to govern your people, so I can discern between good and evil. Otherwise, how will I be able to govern this great people of yours?"
11 God said to him, "Because you asked for the ability to make wise judicial decisions, and not for long life, or riches, or vengeance on your enemies,
11 God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing and have (X)not asked for yourself (g)long life, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself (h)discernment to understand justice,
11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
11 So God said to him, “Because you have requested this and did not ask for long life(e) or riches for yourself,(W) or the death(f) of your enemies, but you asked discernment for yourself to understand justice,(X)
11 so God told him:
12 I grant your request, and give you a wise and discerning mind superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you.
12 behold, (Y)I have done according to your words. Behold, (Z)I have given you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, nor shall one like you arise after you.
12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
12 I will therefore do what you have asked.(Y) I will give you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has never been anyone like you before and never will be again.(Z)
12 "Because you asked for this, and you didn't ask for a long life for yourself, and you didn't ask for the lives of your enemies, but instead you've asked for discernment so you can understand how to govern, look how I'm going to do precisely what you asked. I'm giving you a wise and discerning mind, so that there will have been no one like you before you and no one will arise after you like you.
13 Furthermore, I am giving you what you did not request -- riches and honor so that you will be the greatest king of your generation.
13 (AA)I have also given you what you have not asked, both (AB)riches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you all your days.
13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
13 In addition, I will give you what you did not ask for: both riches and honor,(AA) so that no man in any kingdom will be your equal during your entire life.(AB)
13 I'm also giving you what you haven't requested: both riches and honor, so that no other king will be comparable to you during your lifetime.
14 If you follow my instructions by obeying my rules and regulations, just as your father David did, then I will grant you long life."
14 (AC)If you walk in My ways, keeping My statutes and commandments, as your father David walked, then I will (AD)prolong your days.”
14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
14 If you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commands just as your father David did, I will give you a long life.”(AC)
14 If you will live life my way, keeping my statutes and my commands, just like your father David did, I'll also increase the length of your life."
15 Solomon then woke up and realized it was a dream. He went to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord's covenant, offered up burnt sacrifices, presented peace offerings, and held a feast for all his servants.
15 Then (AE)Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and made peace offerings, and (AF)made a feast for all his servants.
15 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
15 Then Solomon woke up(AD) and realized it had been a dream.(AE) He went to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord’s covenant,(AF) and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.(AG) Then he held a feast(AH) for all his servants.
15 Then Solomon woke up and realized that he had dreamed a dream. Then he went back to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the LORD's covenant, offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and threw a party for all of his servants.
16 Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
16 Then two women who were harlots came to the king and stood before him.
16 Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
16 Right about then, two prostitutes approached the king and requested an audience with him.
17 One of the women said, "My master, this woman and I live in the same house. I had a baby while she was with me in the house.
17 The one woman said, “Oh, my lord, (i)this woman and I live in the same house; and I gave birth to a child while she was in the house.
17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
17 One woman said, “Please my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while she was in the house.
17 One woman said, "Your majesty, this woman and I live in the same house. I gave birth to a child while she was in the house.
18 Then three days after I had my baby, this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there was no one else in the house except the two of us.
18 It happened on the third day after I gave birth, that this woman also gave birth to a child, and we were together. There was no stranger with us in the house, only the two of us in the house.
18 And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.
18 On the third day after I gave birth, she also had a baby and we were alone. No one else(g) was with us in the house; just the two of us were there.
18 Three days later, this woman also gave birth. We lived alone there. There was nobody else with us in the house. It was just the two of us.
19 This woman's child suffocated during the night when she rolled on top of him.
19 This woman’s son died in the night, because she lay on it.
19 And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.
19 During the night this woman’s son died because she lay on him.
19 This woman's son died overnight because she laid on top of him.
20 She got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side, while your servant was sleeping. She put him in her arms, and put her dead son in my arms.
20 So she arose in the middle of the night and took my son from beside me while your maidservant slept, and laid him in her bosom, and laid her dead son in my bosom.
20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
20 She got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while your servant was asleep. She laid him at her breast, and she put her dead son in my arms.
20 She got up in the middle of the night, took my son from me while your servant was asleep, and laid him to her breast after laying her dead son next to me.
21 I got up in the morning to nurse my son, and there he was, dead! But when I examined him carefully in the morning, I realized it was not my baby."
21 When I rose in the morning to nurse my son, behold, he was dead; but when I looked at him carefully in the morning, behold, he was not my son, whom I had borne.”
21 And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.
21 When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. That morning, when I looked closely at him I realized that he was not the son I gave birth to.”
21 The next morning, I got up to nurse my son, and he was dead. But when I examined him carefully in the light of day, he turned out not to be my son whom I had borne!"
22 The other woman said, "No! My son is alive; your son is dead!" But the first woman replied, "No, your son is dead; my son is alive." Each presented her case before the king.
22 Then the other woman said, “No! For the living one is my son, and the dead one is your son.” But (j)the first woman said, “No! For the dead one is your son, and the living one is my son.” Thus they spoke before the king.
22 And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.
22 “No,” the other woman said. “My son is the living one; your son is the dead one.”The first woman said, “No, your son is the dead one; my son is the living one.” So they argued before the king.
22 "Not so," claimed the other woman. "The living child is my son, and the dead one is yours." But the first woman said, "Not so! The dead child is your son and the living one is my son." This is what they testified before the king.
23 The king said, "One says, 'My son is alive; your son is dead,' while the other says, 'No, your son is dead; my son is alive.'"
23 Then the king said, “(k)The one says, ‘This is my son who is living, and your son is the dead one’; and (l)the other says, ‘No! For your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’”
23 Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.
23 The king replied, “This woman says, ‘This is my son who is alive, and your son is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead, and my son is alive.’”
23 The king said, "One of them claims, "This living son is mine, and your son is the dead one' and the other claims "No. Your son is the dead one and my son is the living one.'
24 The king ordered, "Get me a sword!" So they placed a sword before the king.
24 The king said, “Get me a sword.” So they brought a sword before the king.
24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
24 The king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought the sword to the king.
24 "Somebody get me a sword." So they brought a sword to the king.
25 The king then said, "Cut the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other!"
25 The king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”
25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
25 Solomon said, “Cut the living boy in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
25 "Divide the living child in two!" he ordered. "Give half to the one and half to the other."
26 The real mother spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. She said, "My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don't kill him!" But the other woman said, "Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!"
26 Then the woman whose child was the living one spoke to the king, for (m)(AG)she was deeply stirred over her son and said, “Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him.” But the other said, “He shall be neither mine nor yours; divide him!”
26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
26 The woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she felt great compassion(h)(AJ) for her son. “My lord, give her the living baby,” she said, “but please don’t have him killed!”But the other one said, “He will not be mine or yours. Cut him in two!”
26 The woman whose child was still alive cried out to the king, because her heart yearned for her son. "Oh no, your majesty!" she said. "Give her the living child. Please don't kill him." But the other woman said, "Cut him in half! That way, he'll belong to neither one of us."
27 The king responded, "Give the first woman the living child; don't kill him. She is the mother."
27 Then the king said, “Give (n)the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him. She is his mother.”
27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
27 The king responded, “Give the living baby to the first woman, and don’t kill him. She is his mother.”
27 The king announced his decision: "Give the living child to the first woman. Don't kill him. She is his mother."
28 When all Israel heard about the judicial decision which the king had rendered, they respected the king, for they realized that he possessed supernatural wisdom to make judicial decisions.
28 When all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had (o)handed down, they feared the king, for (AH)they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to (p)administer justice.
28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
28 All Israel heard about the judgment the king had given, and they stood in awe of the king because they saw that God’s wisdom(AK) was in him to carry out justice.
28 When this decision that the king had handed down was announced, everybody in Israel was amazed at the king, because they all saw that God's wisdom was in him, enabling him to administer justice.
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