1 Kings 3:15 (WEB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

1 Kings 3:13 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.

1 Kings 3:14 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.”

1 Kings 3:15 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.

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

1 Kings 3:17 The one woman said, “Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house. I delivered 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 "If you will walk in my ways..." into verse 16's "Then two women who were prostitutes came...", 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.