1:7 그 날 밤에 하나님이 솔로몬에게 나타나 그에게 이르시되 내가 네게 무엇을 주랴 너는 구하라 하시니  

1:8 솔로몬이 하나님께 말하되 주께서 전에 큰 은혜를 내 아버지 다윗에게 베푸시고 내가 그를 대신하여 왕이 되게 하셨사오니  

1:9 여호와 하나님이여 원하건대 주는 내 아버지 다윗에게 허락하신 것을 이제 굳게 하옵소서 주께서 나를 땅의 티끌 같이 많은 백성의 왕으로 삼으셨사오니  

1:10 주는 이제 내게 지혜와 지식을 주사 이 백성 앞에서 출입하게 하옵소서 이렇게 많은 주의 백성을 누가 능히 재판하리이까 하니  

1:11 하나님이 솔로몬에게 이르시되 이런 마음이 네게 있어서 부나 재물이나 영광이나 원수의 생명 멸하기를 구하지 아니하며 장수도 구하지 아니하고 오직 내가 네게 다스리게 한 내 백성을 재판하기 위하여 지혜와 지식을 구하였으니  

1:12 그러므로 내가 네게 지혜와 지식을 주고 부와 재물과 영광도 주리니 네 전의 왕들도 이런 일이 없었거니와 네 후에도 이런 일이 없으리라 하시니라  

1:13 이에 솔로몬이 기브온 산당 회막 앞에서부터 예루살렘으로 돌아와서 이스라엘을 다스렸더라