"And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had rendered; and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice." — The narrative's conclusion: *va-yish'mu kol-Yisra'el et-ha-mishpat asher shafat ha-melekh va-yirau et-ha-melekh ki chochmut Elohim hu be-kirbov la'asot mishpat* (all Israel heard of the judgment the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice). The *fame of Solomon's wisdom spreads* throughout Israel. The phrase *chochmut Elohim hu be-kirbov* (the wisdom of God was in him) echoes the Gibeon dream—God promised wisdom, and it is now *visibly manifested* in Solomon's judging. The chapter moves from the *theophany* to the *vindication* of the gift; Solomon's wisdom proves itself through just judgment.

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