1 Kings 3 4-1 Kings 3 15
The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.In Gibeon, Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said,“ Ask for what I should give you.”Solomon said,“ You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, because he walked before you in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you. You have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today.Now, Yahweh my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father. I am just a little child. I don’t know how to go out or come in.Your servant is among your people which you have chosen, a great people, that can’t be numbered or counted for multitude.Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”This request pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.God said to him,“ Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, nor have you asked for riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice;behold, I have done according to your word. Behold, I have given you a wise and understanding heart; so that there has been no one like you before you, and after you none will arise like you.I have also given you that which you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you for all your days.If you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.”Solomon awoke; and behold, it was a dream. Then he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, and offered up burnt offerings, offered peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.
Exodus 40:1-38
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,“ On the first day of the first month you shall raise up the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.You shall put the ark of the covenant in it, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.You shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are on it. You shall bring in the lamp stand, and light its lamps.You shall set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the covenant, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.“ You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.You shall set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and shall put water therein.You shall set up the court around it, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.“ You shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and shall make it holy, and all its furniture, and it will be holy.You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering, with all its vessels, and sanctify the altar, and the altar will be most holy.You shall anoint the basin and its base, and sanctify it.“ You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and shall wash them with water.You shall put on Aaron the holy garments; and you shall anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office.You shall bring his sons, and put tunics on them.You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office. Their anointing shall be to them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.”Moses did so. According to all that Yahweh commanded him, so he did.In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was raised up.Moses raised up the tabernacle, and laid its sockets, and set up its boards, and put in its bars, and raised up its pillars.He spread the covering over the tent, and put the roof of the tabernacle above on it, as Yahweh commanded Moses.He took and put the covenant into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark.He brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the covenant, as Yahweh commanded Moses.He put the table in the Tent of Meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside of the veil.He set the bread in order on it before Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses.He put the lamp stand in the Tent of Meeting, opposite the table, on the south side of the tabernacle.He lit the lamps before Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses.He put the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting before the veil;and he burned incense of sweet spices on it, as Yahweh commanded Moses.He put up the screen of the door to the tabernacle.He set the altar of burnt offering at the door of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the meal offering, as Yahweh commanded Moses.He set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water therein, with which to wash.Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and their feet there.When they went into the Tent of Meeting, and when they came near to the altar, they washed, as Yahweh commanded Moses.He raised up the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and Yahweh’s glory filled the tabernacle.Moses wasn’t able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and Yahweh’s glory filled the tabernacle.When the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys;but if the cloud wasn’t taken up, then they didn’t travel until the day that it was taken up.For the cloud of Yahweh was on the tabernacle by day, and there was fire in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.
