This great kindness—David himself had regarded this as God’s crowning mercy to him (1 Kings 1:48).

And Solomon said—On Solomon’s “wisdom,” see Note on 1 Kings 4:29. Here it is clear that the wisdom that he asks is tha…

And Solomon said
In his dream; not that he dreamt he said, when he did not; but he really said, as follows:

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Solomon's dream was not a common one. While his bodily powers were locked up in sleep, the powers of his soul were strengthened; he was enabled to …