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Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom
Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt; he took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem.
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Fame of Solomon’s Wisdom
God gave Solomon very great wisdom, discernment, and breadth of understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore,
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so that Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.
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People came from all the nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
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So the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.
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When the queen of Sheba had observed all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,
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Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
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The whole earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.
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Death of Solomon
Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, all that he did as well as his wisdom, are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon?
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Solomon Requests Wisdom
Solomon son of David strengthened himself in his kingdom; the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great.
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God answered Solomon, “Because this was in your heart and you have not asked for possessions, wealth, honor, or the life of those who hate you and have not even asked for long life but have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself that you may rule my people over whom I have made you king,
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When the queen of Sheba had observed the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,
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Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
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All the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.
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The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and indeed something greater than Solomon is here!
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The queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and indeed, something greater than Solomon is here!
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It was also made clear that, being possessed of wisdom, Solomon offered sacrifice for the dedication and completion of the temple.