American Standard Version (ASV) With Strong Codes

1. And Solomon[H8010] the son[H1121] of David[H1732] was strengthened[H2388] in his kingdom[H4438], and Jehovah[H3068] his God[H430] was with him[H1431], and magnified him exceedingly[H4605].

2. And Solomon[H8010] spake[H559] unto all Israel[H3478], to the captains[H8269] of thousands[H505] and of hundreds[H3967], and to the judges[H8199], and to every prince[H7218] in all Israel[H3478], the heads[H7218] of the fathers[H1]' houses.

3. So Solomon[H8010], and all the assembly[H6951] with him[H3212], went to the high place[H1116] that was at Gibeon[H1391]; for there was the tent[H168] of meeting[H4150] of God[H430], which Moses[H4872] the servant[H5650] of Jehovah[H3068] had made[H6213] in the wilderness[H4057].

4. But[H61] the ark[H727] of God[H430] had David[H1732] brought up[H5927] from Kiriath-jearim[H7157] to the place that David[H1732] had prepared[H3559] for it[H5186]; for he had pitched a tent[H168] for it at Jerusalem[H3389].

5. Moreover the brazen[H5178] altar[H4196], that Bezalel[H1212] the son[H1121] of Uri[H221], the son[H1121] of Hur[H2354], had made[H6213], was there[H7760] before[H6440] the tabernacle[H4908] of Jehovah[H3068]: and Solomon[H8010] and the assembly[H6951] sought unto it[H1875].

6. And Solomon[H8010] went up[H5927] thither to the brazen[H5178] altar[H4196] before[H6440] Jehovah[H3068], which was at the tent[H168] of meeting[H4150], and offered[H5927] a thousand[H505] burnt-offerings[H5930] upon it.

7. In that night[H3915] did God[H430] appear[H7200] unto Solomon[H8010], and said[H559] unto him[H7592], Ask what I shall give thee[H5414].

8. And Solomon[H8010] said[H559] unto God[H430], Thou hast showed[H6213] great[H1419] lovingkindness[H2617] unto David[H1732] my father[H1], and hast made me king in his stead[H4427].

9. Now[H3068], O Jehovah God[H430], let thy promise[H1697] unto David[H1732] my father[H1] be established[H539]; for thou hast made me king[H4427] over a people[H5971] like the dust[H6083] of the earth[H776] in multitude[H7227].

10. Give[H5414] me now wisdom[H2451] and knowledge[H4093], that I may go out[H3318] and come in[H935] before[H6440] this people[H5971]; for who can judge[H8199] this thy people[H5971], that is so great[H1419]?

11. And God[H430] said[H559] to Solomon[H8010], Because this was in thy heart[H3824], and thou hast not asked[H7592] riches[H6239], wealth[H5233], or honor[H3519], nor the life[H5315] of them that hate[H8130] thee[H7592], neither yet hast asked long[H7227] life[H3117]; but hast asked[H7592] wisdom[H2451] and knowledge[H4093] for thyself[H8199], that thou mayest judge my people[H5971], over whom I have made thee king[H4427]:

12. wisdom[H2451] and knowledge[H4093] is granted[H5414] unto thee[H5414]; and I will give thee riches[H6239], and wealth[H5233], and honor[H3519], such as none of the kings[H4428] have had that have been before[H6440] thee[H310]; neither shall there any after thee have the like.

13. So Solomon[H8010] came[H935] from the high place[H1116] that was at Gibeon[H1391], from before[H6440] the tent[H168] of meeting[H4150], unto Jerusalem[H3389]; and he reigned[H4427] over Israel[H3478].

14. And Solomon[H8010] gathered[H622] chariots[H7393] and horsemen[H6571]: and he had a thousand[H505] and four[H702] hundred[H3967] chariots[H7393], and twelve[H8147] thousand[H505] horsemen[H6571], that he placed[H3240] in the chariot[H7393] cities[H5892], and with the king[H4428] at Jerusalem[H3389].

15. And the king[H4428] made[H5414] silver[H3701] and gold[H2091] to be in Jerusalem[H3389] as stones[H68], and cedars[H730] made[H5414] he to be as the sycomore-trees[H8256] that are in the lowland[H8219], for abundance[H7230].

16. And the horses[H5483] which Solomon[H8010] had were brought[H4161] out of Egypt[H4714]; the king[H4428]'s merchants[H5503] received[H3947] them in droves[H4723], each drove at a price[H4242].

17. And they fetched up[H5927] and brought out[H3318] of Egypt[H4714] a chariot[H4818] for six[H8337] hundred[H3967] shekels of silver[H3701], and a horse[H5483] for a hundred[H3967] and fifty[H2572]: and so for all the kings[H4428] of the Hittites[H2850], and the kings[H4428] of Syria[H758], did they bring them out[H3318] by their means[H3027].