And the King went to [a]Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the chief high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, [b]when he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee: and thou hast [c]kept for him this great mercy, and hast given him a son, to sit on his throne, as appeareth this day.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 3:4 For there the Tabernacle was, 2 Chron. 1:3.
  2. 1 Kings 3:6 Or, as he walked.
  3. 1 Kings 3:6 Thou hast performed thy promise.

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