King Solomon, the son of King David, dreams that the Lord appears to him and asks him what he wishes the Lord will give him. Harry Anderson painting. Solomon's prayer for wisdom.
5 At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.”
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6 And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you. And you have kept for him this great and steadfast love and have given him a son to sit on his throne this day.
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8 And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, too many to be numbered or counted for multitude.
