The LORDgavewisdomto Solomon,justas He promisedhim; and there was peacebetweenHiramand Solomon,and the twoof them madea covenant.
So they madea covenantat Beersheba;and Abimelechand Phicol,the commanderof his army,aroseand returnedto the landof the Philistines.
"[Let there be] a treatybetweenyou and me, [as] betweenmy fatherand your father.Behold,I have sentyou a presentof silverand gold;go,breakyour treatywith Baashakingof Israelso that he will withdrawfrom me."
behold,I have doneaccording to your words.Behold,I have givenyou a wiseand discerningheart,sothat there has beennoone likeyou beforeyou, norshall one likeyou ariseafteryou.
Now GodgaveSolomonwisdomand verygreatdiscernmentand breadthof mind,like the sandthat is on the seashore.
Now KingSolomonleviedforcedlaborersfrom allIsrael;and the forcedlaborersnumbered30000men.
wisdomand knowledgehave been grantedto you. And I will giveyou richesand wealthand honor,suchas noneof the kingswhowere beforeyou has possessednorthose who will come afteryou."
Unlessthe LORDbuildsthe house,They laborin vainwho buildit; Unlessthe LORDguardsthe city,The watchmankeepsawakein vain.
The proverbsof Solomonthe sonof David,kingof Israel:
In additionto beinga wiseman,the Preacheralsotaughtthe peopleknowledge;and he pondered,searchedout and arrangedmanyproverbs.
The Songof Songs,whichis Solomon's.
Thussaysthe LORD,"For threetransgressionsof Tyreand for fourI will not revokeits [punishment], Becausethey deliveredup an entirepopulationto EdomAnd did not remember[the] covenantof brotherhood.
But ifanyof you lackswisdom,let him askof God,who givesto allgenerouslyand withoutreproach,and it will be givento him.
