1And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and Yehovah his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly. 2And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the fathers’ houses. 3So Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tent of meeting of God, which Moses the servant of Yehovah had made in the wilderness. 4But David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place that David had prepared for it; for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem. 5Moreover the bronze altar, which Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of Yehovah: and Solomon and the assembly sought it. 6And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before Yehovah, which was at the tent of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt-offerings upon it. 7In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, Ask what I shall give you. 8And Solomon said to God, You have shown great lovingkindness to David my father, and have made me king in his place. 9Now, O Yehovah God, let your promise to David my father be established; for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. 10Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this your people, who are so great? 11And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked for riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of those who hate you, nor yet have asked for long life; but have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king: 12wisdom and knowledge are granted to you; and I will give you riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings who have been before you have had; nor shall any after you have the like. 13So Solomon came from the high place that was at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting, to Jerusalem; and he reigned over Israel. 14And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had one thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. 15And the king made silver and gold to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars he made to be as the sycamore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundance. 16And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price. 17And they fetched up and brought out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Syria, they brought them out by their means.