Contemporary English Version Anglicised

1 Kings 3:12-18 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

12. So I'll make you wiser than anyone who has ever lived or ever will live.

13. I'll also give you what you didn't ask for. You'll be rich and respected as long as you live, and you'll be greater than any other king.

14. If you obey me and follow my commands, as your father David did, I'll let you live a long time.

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 and sacrifices to ask his blessing. Then Solomon gave a feast for his officials.

16. One day two women 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,

18. and three days later her baby was born. Nobody else was there with us.