14. And if you follow me and obey my decrees and my commands as your father, David, did, I will give you a long life.”
15. Then Solomon woke up and realized it had been a dream. He returned to Jerusalem and stood before the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, where he sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he invited all his officials to a great banquet.
16. Some time later two prostitutes came to the king to have an argument settled.
17. “Please, my lord,” one of them began, “this woman and I live in the same house. I gave birth to a baby while she was with me in the house.
18. Three days later this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there were only two of us in the house.
19. “But her baby died during the night when she rolled over on it.