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1 Kings 3
At Gibeon God appears to Solomon in a dream and says, 'Ask what I shall give you.' Solomon asks for an understanding heart to judge the people; God gives him wisdom, riches and honour. Two women claim one baby, and his judgement shows the wisdom of God in him.
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- The Biblical Family TreeSolomon · The Biblical Family TreeOpen
- The Bible Time MapSolomon · The Bible Time MapOpen
- Hebrew Word Explorerlēb (heart) · Hebrew Word ExplorerOpen
- Jerusalem Through the AgesThe Ophel wall and gate · Jerusalem Through the AgesOpen
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The Hebrew heart is the seat of thought and will as well as feeling.
Solomon asks for 'an understanding heart' to judge and to discern between good and evil (1 Kgs 3:9). The KJV sometimes translates lēb as 'mind' or 'understanding'.
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Solomon built the wall of Jerusalem round about; later kings built on the Ophel.