1 Kings 3:15 (DBY)

Passage

And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

Nearby Context

1 Kings 3:13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and glory; so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.

1 Kings 3:14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will prolong thy days.

1 Kings 3:15 And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

1 Kings 3:16 Then came two women, harlots, to the king, and stood before him.

1 Kings 3:17 And the first woman said, Ah, my lord! I and this woman abode in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "solomon", "awoke", "behold", "dream", "came", "jerusalem", "stood", and "before". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "solomon" and "awoke", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And if thou wilt walk in my..." into verse 16's "Then came two women harlots to the...", so "solomon" and "awoke" belong inside that flow. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "solomon" and "awoke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.