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1 Kings 3:15-17
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15 Solomon woke up and realized that God had spoken to him in the dream. He went back to Jerusalem and stood in front of the sacred chest, where he offered sacrifices to please the Lord[a] and sacrifices to ask his blessing.[b] Then Solomon gave a feast for his officials.

Solomon Makes a Difficult Decision

16 One day two women[c] came to King Solomon, 17 and one of them said:

Your Majesty, this woman and I live in the same house. Not long ago my baby was born at home,

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Footnotes

  1. 3.15 sacrifices to please the Lord: See Leviticus 1.1-17.
  2. 3.15 sacrifices to ask his blessing: See Leviticus 3.1-17.
  3. 3.16 women: Hebrew “prostitutes.”
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