1 KINGS 3:14 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.”
"And Solomon awoke; and behold, it was a dream. Then he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants." — Solomon awakens from the dream (*va-yikatz Shlomoh ve-hinne chalom hu*). The verification—"and behold, it was a dream"—establishes the dream as *real divine encounter*, not merely psychological fantasy. Solomon returns to Jerusalem and performs *thanksgiving sacrifices*: *va-ya'amod lifney aron berit-YHVH* (he stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD) and offered *olot u-shlamim* (burnt offerings and peace offerings). The *feast for all his servants* (*le-kol-avadav*) celebrates the divine encounter. The sacrifices and feast express Solomon's gratitude for the gift of wisdom.
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