Bible, Ethician Version
1 Kings
1Kgs.3
[1] And Solomon
made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and
brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his
own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
[7] And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of
David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come
in.
[8] And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast
chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
[9] Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy
people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this
thy so great a people?
[10] And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
[11] And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast
not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor
hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding
to discern judgment;
[12] Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a
wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee,
neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
[13] And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both
riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto
thee all thy days.
[14] And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my
commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy 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 to all his
servants.
[16] Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and
stood before him.
[17] And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one
house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
[18] And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that
this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with
us in the house, save we two in the house.
[19] And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.
[20] And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while
thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my
bosom.
[21] And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it
was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my
son, which I did bear.
[22] And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the
dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is
my son. Thus they spake before the king.
[23] Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and
thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my
son is the living.
[24] And the king said, Bring 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] Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for
her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living
child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor
thine, but divide it.
[27] Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in
no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
1Kgs.4
[1] So king
Solomon was king over all Israel.
[29] And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness
of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
[30] And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the
east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
[31] For he was wiser than all men; and his fame was in all nations
round about.
[32] And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand
and five.
[33] And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even
unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of
fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
[34] And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from
all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
1Kgs.8
[32] Then hear
thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring
his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to
his righteousness.
[50] And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee and all their
transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them
compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion
on them: