1 Kings 3
American Standard Version
3 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 Jehovah, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. 2 Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of Jehovah until those days. 3 And Solomon loved Jehovah, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
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. 5 In Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. 6 And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father great lovingkindness, 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 lovingkindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 7 And now, O Jehovah 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. 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. 9 Give thy servant therefore an [a]understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this thy [b]great people?
10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. 11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself [c]long life, neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself understanding to [d]discern justice; 12 behold, I have done according to thy word: lo, I have given thee a wise and an [e]understanding heart; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. 13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and honor, so that there [f]shall not be any among the kings like unto thee, all thy 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. 15 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream: and he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
16 Then there came two women that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him. 17 And the one woman said, Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. 18 And it came to pass the third day after 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. 19 And this woman’s child died in the night, because she lay upon it. 20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thy handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. 21 And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead; but when I had looked at it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, whom I did bear. 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.
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. 24 And the king said, Fetch me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king. 25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. 26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, It shall be neither mine nor thine; divide it. 27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. 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 justice.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 3:9 Hebrew hearing.
- 1 Kings 3:9 Hebrew heavy.
- 1 Kings 3:11 Hebrew many days.
- 1 Kings 3:11 Hebrew hear.
- 1 Kings 3:12 Hebrew hearing.
- 1 Kings 3:13 Or, hath not been
1 Kings 3
New International Version
Solomon Asks for Wisdom(A)
3 Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married(B) his daughter.(C) He brought her to the City of David(D) until he finished building his palace(E) and the temple of the Lord, and the wall around Jerusalem. 2 The people, however, were still sacrificing at the high places,(F) because a temple had not yet been built for the Name(G) of the Lord. 3 Solomon showed his love(H) for the Lord by walking(I) according to the instructions(J) given him by his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.(K)
4 The king went to Gibeon(L) to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. 5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared(M) to Solomon during the night in a dream,(N) and God said, “Ask(O) for whatever you want me to give you.”
6 Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful(P) to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son(Q) to sit on his throne this very day.
7 “Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child(R) and do not know how to carry out my duties. 8 Your servant is here among the people you have chosen,(S) a great people, too numerous to count or number.(T) 9 So give your servant a discerning(U) heart to govern your people and to distinguish(V) between right and wrong. For who is able(W) to govern this great people of yours?”
10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. 11 So God said to him, “Since you have asked(X) for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment(Y) in administering justice, 12 I will do what you have asked.(Z) I will give you a wise(AA) and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. 13 Moreover, I will give you what you have not(AB) asked for—both wealth and honor(AC)—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal(AD) among kings. 14 And if you walk(AE) in obedience to me and keep my decrees and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.”(AF) 15 Then Solomon awoke(AG)—and he realized it had been a dream.(AH)
He returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord’s covenant and sacrificed burnt offerings(AI) and fellowship offerings.(AJ) Then he gave a feast(AK) for all his court.
A Wise Ruling
16 Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. 17 One of them said, “Pardon me, my lord. This woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while she was there with me. 18 The third day after my child was born, this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there was no one in the house but the two of us.
19 “During the night this woman’s son died because she lay on him. 20 So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I your servant was asleep. She put him by her breast and put her dead son by my breast. 21 The next morning, I got up to nurse my son—and he was dead! But when I looked at him closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn’t the son I had borne.”
22 The other woman said, “No! The living one is my son; the dead one is yours.”
But the first one insisted, “No! The dead one is yours; the living one is mine.” And so they argued before the king.
23 The king said, “This one says, ‘My son is alive and your son is dead,’ while that one says, ‘No! Your son is dead and mine is alive.’”
24 Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword for the king. 25 He then gave an order: “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
26 The woman whose son was alive was deeply moved(AL) out of love for her son and said to the king, “Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don’t kill him!”
But the other said, “Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!”
27 Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother.”
28 When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom(AM) from God to administer justice.
1 Mga Hari 3
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
3 At si Salomon ay nakipagkamaganak kay Faraon na hari sa Egipto sa pag-aasawa niya sa anak na babae ni Faraon, at dinala niya sa bayan ni David, hanggang sa kaniyang natapos itayo ang kaniyang sariling bahay, at ang bahay ng Panginoon, at ang kuta ng Jerusalem sa palibot.
2 Ang bayan ay naghahain lamang sa mga mataas na dako, sapagka't walang bahay na itinayo sa pangalan ng Panginoon hanggang sa mga araw na yaon.
3 At inibig ni Salomon ang Panginoon, na lumalakad sa mga palatuntunan ni David na kaniyang ama: siya'y naghahain lamang at nagsusunog ng kamangyan sa matataas na dako.
4 At ang hari ay naparoon sa Gabaon upang maghain doon; sapagka't yaon ang pinakamataas na dako; isang libong handog na susunugin ang inihandog ni Salomon sa dambanang yaon.
5 Sa Gabaon ay napakita ang Panginoon kay Salomon sa panaginip sa gabi: at sinabi ng Dios, Hingin mo kung ano ang ibibigay ko sa iyo.
6 At sinabi ni Salomon, Ikaw ay nagpakita sa iyong lingkod na aking amang kay David ng malaking kagandahang loob, ayon sa kaniyang inilakad sa harap mo sa katotohanan, at sa katuwiran, at sa katapatan ng puso sa iyo; at iyong iningatan sa kaniya itong dakilang kagandahang loob, na iyong binigyan siya ng isang anak na makauupo sa kaniyang luklukan, gaya sa araw na ito.
7 At ngayon, Oh Panginoon kong Dios, iyong ginawang hari ang iyong lingkod na kahalili ni David na aking ama; at ako'y isang munting bata lamang; hindi ko nalalaman ang paglulumabas at pumasok.
8 At ang iyong lingkod ay nasa gitna ng iyong bayan na iyong pinili, isang malaking bayan na hindi mabibilang o matuturingan dahil sa karamihan.
9 Bigyan mo nga ang iyong lingkod ng isang matalinong puso upang humatol sa iyong bayan, upang aking makilala ang mabuti at ang masama; sapagka't sino ang makahahatol dito sa iyong malaking bayan?
10 At ang pangungusap ay nakalugod sa Panginoon, na hiningi ni Salomon ang bagay na ito.
11 At sinabi ng Dios sa kaniya, Sapagka't iyong hiningi ang bagay na ito, at hindi mo hiningi sa iyo ang mahabang buhay; o hiningi mo man sa iyo ang mga kayamanan, o hiningi mo man ang buhay ng iyong mga kaaway; kundi hiningi mo sa iyo'y katalinuhan upang kumilala ng kahatulan;
12 Narito, aking ginawa ayon sa iyong salita: narito, aking binigyan ka ng isang pantas at matalinong puso; na anopa't walang naging gaya mo na una sa iyo, o may babangon mang sinoman pagkamatay mo.
13 At akin namang ibinigay sa iyo ang hindi mo hinihingi, ang kayamanan at gayon din ang karangalan, na anopa't walang magiging gaya mo sa mga hari, sa lahat ng iyong mga kaarawan.
14 At kung ikaw ay lalakad sa aking mga daan, upang ingatan ang aking mga palatuntunan, at ang aking mga utos, gaya ng inilakad ng iyong amang si David, ay akin ngang palalaunin ang iyong mga kaarawan.
15 At nagising si Salomon, at narito, yao'y isang panaginip: at siya'y naparoon sa Jerusalem, at tumayo sa harap ng kaban ng tipan ng Panginoon, at naghandog ng mga handog na susunugin, at naghandog ng mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan, at gumawa ng kasayahan sa lahat ng kaniyang mga lingkod.
16 Nang magkagayo'y naparoon sa hari ang dalawang babae na mga patutot, at nagsitayo sa harap niya.
17 At sinabi ng isang babae, Oh panginoon ko, ako at ang babaing ito ay tumatahan sa isang bahay; at ako'y nanganak ng isang batang lalake sa bahay na kasama ko siya.
18 At nangyari, nang ikatlong araw pagkatapos na ako'y makapanganak, na ang babaing ito'y nanganak naman; at kami ay magkasama; walang iba sa amin sa bahay, liban sa kaming dalawa sa bahay.
19 At ang anak ng babaing ito ay namatay sa kinagabihan; sapagka't kaniyang nahigan.
20 At siya'y bumangon sa hating gabi, at kinuha niya ang anak kong lalake sa siping ko, samantalang ang iyong lingkod ay natutulog, at inihiga niya sa kaniyang sinapupunan, at inilagay ang kaniyang patay na anak sa aking sinapupunan.
21 At nang ako'y bumangon sa kinaumagahan upang aking pasusuhin ang aking anak, narito, siya'y patay: nguni't nang aking kilalanin ng kinaumagahan, narito, hindi ang aking anak na aking ipinanganak.
22 At sinabi ng isang babae, Hindi; kundi ang buhay ay aking anak at ang patay ay iyong anak. At sinabi ng isa: Hindi; kundi ang patay ay ang iyong anak, at ang buhay ay siyang aking anak. Ganito sila nangagsalita sa harap ng hari.
23 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ng hari, Ang isa'y nagsasabi, Ang aking anak ay ang buhay, at ang iyong anak ay ang patay: at ang isa'y nagsasabi, Hindi; kundi ang iyong anak ay ang patay, at ang aking anak ay ang buhay.
24 At sinabi ng hari, Dalhan ninyo ako ng isang tabak. At sila'y nagdala ng isang tabak sa harap ng hari.
25 At sinabi ng hari, Hatiin ng dalawa ang buhay na bata, at ibigay ang kalahati sa isa at ang kalahati ay sa isa.
26 Nang magkagayo'y nagsalita ang babae na ina ng buhay na bata sa hari, sapagka't ang kaniyang pagmamahal ay nagniningas sa kaniyang anak, at sinabi niya, Oh panginoon ko, ibigay mo sa kaniya ang buhay na bata, at sa anomang paraa'y huwag mong patayin. Nguni't ang sabi ng isa, Hindi magiging akin ni iyo man; hatiin siya.
27 Nang magkagayo'y sumagot ang hari at nagsabi, ibigay sa kaniya ang buhay na bata, at sa anomang paraa'y huwag patayin: siya ang ina niya.
28 At nabalitaan ng buong Israel ang kahatulan na inihatol ng hari; at sila'y nangatakot sa hari: sapagka't kanilang nakita na ang karunungan ng Dios ay nasa kaniya, upang gumawa ng kahatulan.
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