12 I will now do just what you said. Look, I hereby give you a wise and understanding mind. There has been no one like you before now, nor will there be anyone like you afterward.
13 I now also give you what you didn’t ask for: wealth and fame. There won’t be a king like you as long as you live.
14 And if you walk in my ways and obey my laws and commands, just as your father David did, then I will give you a very long life."
15 Solomon awoke and realized it was a dream. He went to Jerusalem and stood before the chest containing the Lord’s covenant. Then he offered entirely burned offerings and well-being sacrifices, and held a celebration for all his servants.
16 Sometime later, two prostitutes came and stood before the king.
17 One of them said, "Please, Your Majesty, listen: This woman and I have been living in the same house. I gave birth while she was there.
18 This woman gave birth three days after I did. We stayed together. Apart from the two of us, there was no one else in the house.