¹Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. his God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.

¹所羅門往基遍獻祭（王上3:1~4）大衛的兒子所羅門鞏固了他對以色列的統治，耶和華他的　神也和他同在，使他十分尊大。

²Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the fathers’ households.

²所羅門召喚全體以色列人、千夫長、百夫長、審判官、以色列的各領袖和眾家族的首領。

³So Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the Tent of Meeting of God, which Moses the servant of Yahweh had made in the wilderness.

³所羅門和全體會眾一同到基遍的高地去，因為那裡有　神的會幕，就是耶和華的僕人摩西在曠野所做的。

⁴But David had brought the ark of God up from Kiriath Jearim to the place that David had prepared for it; for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.

⁴至於　神的約櫃，大衛已經從基列．耶琳抬到他預備好的地方，因為他曾在耶路撒冷為約櫃蓋搭了一個帳幕。

⁵Moreover the bronze altar, that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of Yahweh: and Solomon and the assembly were seeking counsel there.

⁵戶珥的孫子、烏利的兒子比撒列所做的銅祭壇也在那裡，在耶和華的會幕前面；所羅門和會眾同去求問耶和華。

⁶Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before Yahweh, which was at the Tent of Meeting, and offered one thousand burnt offerings on it.

⁶所羅門上到耶和華會幕前面的銅祭壇旁邊，在壇上獻上了一千隻燔祭牲。

⁷In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask what I shall give you.”

⁷所羅門祈求智慧（王上3:5~15）那一夜，　神向所羅門顯現，對他說：“你無論求甚麼，我必賜給你。”

⁸Solomon said to God, “You have shown great loving kindness to David my father, and have made me king in his place.

⁸所羅門對　神說：“你曾經向我的父親大衛大施慈愛，使我接續他作王。

⁹Now, Yahweh God, let your promise to David my father be established; for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

⁹耶和華　神啊，現在求你實現你向我的父親大衛應許的話；因為你立了我作王統治這好像地上的塵土那麼多的人民。

¹⁰Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this your people, that is so great?”

¹⁰現在求你賜我智慧和知識，使我可以領導這人民；否則，誰能治理這眾多的人民呢？”

¹¹God said to Solomon, “Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of those who hate you, neither yet have asked long life; but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king:

¹¹　神對所羅門說：“你既然有這個心意：不求富足、財產、尊榮，也不求你敵人的性命，又不求長壽，只為自己求智慧和知識，好治理我的子民，就是我立你作王統治的人民，

¹²wisdom and knowledge is granted to you. I will give you riches, wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had who have been before you; neither shall there any after you have the like.”

¹²因此，智慧和知識必賜給你，我也把富足、財產和尊榮賜給你；在你以前的列王從沒有這樣，在你以後的也必沒有這樣。”

¹³So Solomon came from the high place that was at Gibeon, from before the Tent of Meeting, to Jerusalem; and he reigned over Israel.

¹³所羅門的兵力與財富（王上10:26~29）於是，所羅門從基遍高地的會幕回到耶路撒冷，統治以色列。

¹⁴Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had one thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

¹⁴所羅門召集了戰車和馬兵：他有戰車一千四百輛，馬兵一萬二千名；他把這些車馬安置在屯車城，或在耶路撒冷，和王在一起。

¹⁵The king made silver and gold to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.

¹⁵王在耶路撒冷積存的金銀好像石頭那麼多，積存的香柏木好像平原的桑樹那麼多。

¹⁶The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt and from Kue; the king’s merchants purchased them from Kue.

¹⁶所羅門擁有的馬，都是從埃及和古厄運來的，是王的商人從古厄照價買來的。

¹⁷They brought up and brought out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred pieces of silver, and a horse for one hundred fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Syria, they brought them out by their means.

¹⁷他們從埃及運上來的車，每輛價銀六千八百四十克；馬每匹一千七百一十克。赫人眾王和亞蘭眾王的車馬，也都是這樣經這些商人的手買來的。