I grant your request, and give you a wise and discerning mind superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you.

She arrived in Jerusalem with a great display of pomp, bringing with her camels carrying spices, a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.

So give your servant a discerning mind so he can make judicial decisions for your people and distinguish right from wrong. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours.”

God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding was as infinite as the sand on the seashore.

Everyone in the world wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom.

Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the Lord God of Israel.

When they return to you with all their heart and being in the land where they are held prisoner, and direct their prayers to you toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor,

After Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the other construction projects he had planned,

She asked Elijah, “Why, prophet, have you come to me to confront me with my sin and kill my son?”

So the Lord said to Solomon, “Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.

and the Lord will fulfill his promise to me, ‘If your descendants watch their step and live faithfully in my presence with all their heart and being, then,’ he promised, ‘you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’