Melachim | Kings

Solomon loved Hashem, acting in accordance with the decrees of his father David, …
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In Gibeon Hashem appeared to Solomon in a dream of the night. God said to him, “Request what I should give to you.”
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May you grant Your servant an understanding heart, to judge Your people, to distinguish between good and evil; for who can judge this formidable people of Yours?
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It was good in the eyes of the Lord that Solomon had requested this thing.
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God said to him, “Because you have requested this thing, and you have not requested length of days and have not requested riches and have not requested life of your enemies, but you have requested understanding, to comprehend justice —
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behold, I have acted in accordance with your words; behold, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, such that there was never been anyone like you before, nor will anyone like you ever arise.
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Furthermore, even that which you did not request I have granted you — even riches and honor — all your days, such that there has never been any man among the kings like you.
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If you walk in My ways, observing My decrees and commandments, as your father David walked, I shall prolong your days.”
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Then two women, innkeepers, came to the king and stood before him.
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The son of this woman died at night, because she lay upon him.
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But the other woman said, “It is not so! My son is the live one, and your son is dead one!” But this one said, “It is not so! Your son is the dead one, and my son is the live one!” And they went on speaking before the king.
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The king said, “This one claims, ‘It is my son, who is alive, and your son is the dead one,’ and this one claims, ‘It is not so! Your son is the dead one, and my son is the live one.’”
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The king said, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
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The woman whose son was the live one spoke to the king — because her compassion was aroused for her son — and she said, “Please, my lord, give her the living newborn, and do not put it to death!” But the other one said, “Neither mine nor yours shall he be. Cut!”
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The king spoke up and said, “Give her [the first one] the living newborn and do not put it to death; she is his mother!”
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All Israel heard the judgment that the king rendered and they were in awe of the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was within him, to do justice.
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Daily Holy Bible Reading

1 And Solomon became allied by marriage to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had completed building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
2 Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the Lord, until those days.
3 And Solomon loved the Lord, 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 the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.”
6 And Solomon said, “You have done Your servant David my father great kindness, as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You; and You have kept for him this great kindness, that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as (it is) this day.
7 And now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king instead of David my father; and I (am but) a little child; I do not know (how) to go out or come in.
8 And your servant (is) in the midst of Your people which you have chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
9 Give (therefore) Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and bad; for who is able to judge this Your great people?”
10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
11 And God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life; neither have you asked riches for yourself, nor have you asked the life of your enemies; but have asked for yourself understanding to discern judgment.
12 Behold, I have done according to your word; behold, I have given you a wise and understanding heart; so that there was none like you before you, nor after you shall any arise like you.
13 And I have also given you that which you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there shall not be any among the kings like you all your days.
14 And if you walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as your father David did walk, then I will lengthen your 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 the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.
16 Then came two women, harlots, to 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 gave birth to a child with her in the house.
18 And it came to pass the third day after I had given birth, that this woman gave birth also; and we (were) together, (there was) no stranger with us in the house, besides us two in the house.
19 And this woman’s son died at night; because she had lain on him.
20 And she arose in the middle of the night and took my son from beside me, while your handmaid slept, and laid him in her bosom, and laid her dead son in my bosom.
21 And I rose in the morning to nurse my son, and behold he was dead, but I looked closely at him in the morning, and behold, it was not my son whom I had borne.”
22 And the other woman said, “Not so, the living (is) my son, and the dead (is) your son,” and this one said, “Not so, the dead (is) your son, and the living (is) my son.” Thus they spoke before the king.
23 And the king said, “This one says, ‘This (is) my son that lives, and your son (is) the dead, and the other says, ‘Not so, your 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 And the woman whose son (was) the live one, said to the king, for her compassion was aroused for her son, and she said, “O my lord, give her the living child, and by no means slay him.” But the other said, “Let it be neither mine nor yours, divide (it).”
27 And the king answered and said, “Give her the living child, and by no means slay him: she (is) his mother.”
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 judgment.

Exposé | Moral

Sincere Good Intention

– The secret behind the unprecedented blessings of G-d to Solomon.

Either good or bad, what you see from others may just be the opposite.

Only the sincere intention of each action truly matter. For it cannot be faked.