TSK · Ecclesiastes 1:16

I grant your request, and give you a wise and discerning mind superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you.

My servants will bring the timber down from Lebanon to the sea. I will send it by sea in raft-like bundles to the place you designate. There I will separate the logs and you can carry them away. In exchange you will supply the food I need for my royal court.”

King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth.

Now give me wisdom and discernment so I can effectively lead this nation. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours.”

King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth.

I said,“During the night I will remember the song I once sang; I will think very carefully.” I tried to make sense of what was happening.

So I was far wealthier than all my predecessors in Jerusalem, yet I maintained my objectivity:

I thought to myself,“God will judge both the righteous and the wicked; for there is an appropriate time for every activity, and there is a time of judgment for every deed.

He says,“I will build myself a large palace with spacious upper rooms.” He cuts windows in its walls, panels it with cedar, and paints its rooms red.

The king uttered these words:“Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?”