Catholic Public Domain Version
"And Solomon said to God: “You have shown great mercy to my father David. And you have appointed me as king in his place. "
— 2 Chronicles 1:8, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.”
“And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast showed great lovingkindness unto David my father, and hast made me king in his stead. ”
“Solomon said to God, "You have shown great loving kindness to David my father, and have made me king in his place.”
“Solomon replied to God,“You demonstrated great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place.”
“And Solomon said to God: Thou hast shewn great kindness to my father David: and hast made me king in his stead.”
“And Solomon said to God, Great was your mercy to David my father, and you have made me king in his place.”
“And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.”
Also, the altar of brass, which Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had constructed, was there before the tabernacle of the Lord. And so Solomon sought it, with the entire assembly.
And Solomon ascended to the bronze altar, before the tabernacle of the covenant of the Lord, and he offered upon it one thousand victims.
But behold, during that night God appeared to him, saying, “Request what you wish, so that I may give it to you.”
And Solomon said to God: “You have shown great mercy to my father David. And you have appointed me as king in his place.
Now therefore, O Lord God, let your word be fulfilled, which you promised to my father David. For you have made me king over your great people, who are as innumerable as the dust of the earth.
Give to me wisdom and understanding, so that I may enter and depart before your people. For who is able worthily to judge this, your people, who are so great?”
Then God said to Solomon: “Since this is the choice that pleased your heart, and you did not request wealth and substance and glory, nor the lives of those who hate you, nor even many days of life, since instead you requested wisdom and knowledge so that you may be able to judge my people, over whom I have appointed you as king: