5. In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said: Whatever you ask I shall give you.
6. Solomon answered: “You have shown great kindness to your servant, David my father, because he walked before you with fidelity, justice, and an upright heart; and you have continued this great kindness toward him today, giving him a son to sit upon his throne.
7. Now, Lord, my God, you have made me, your servant, king to succeed David my father; but I am a mere youth, not knowing at all how to act—
8. I, your servant, among the people you have chosen, a people so vast that it cannot be numbered or counted.
9. Give your servant, therefore, a listening heart to judge your people and to distinguish between good and evil. For who is able to give judgment for this vast people of yours?”
10. The Lord was pleased by Solomon’s request.
11. So God said to him: Because you asked for this—you did not ask for a long life for yourself, nor for riches, nor for the life of your enemies—but you asked for discernment to know what is right—