So close!
You picked Josiah. The answer is Solomon.
Which king of Israel asked God for wisdom instead of riches or long life?
Why the answer is Solomon
Early in his reign, Solomon dreamed that God offered him whatever he asked. He asked for an understanding heart to judge the people. God was pleased and gave him wisdom, along with the riches and honor he had not requested (1 Kings 3).
Soon after, two women came before him, each claiming the same baby. Solomon called for a sword to divide the child, and the true mother begged him to give the baby to the other woman. Solomon knew at once she was the mother.
Solomon built the First Temple in Jerusalem, received the Queen of Sheba, and reigned forty years. Much of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon is traditionally credited to him.
Facts to bring to dinner
3,000
Proverbs Solomon spoke, according to 1 Kings 4:32.
1,005
Songs credited to Solomon in the same verse.
40 years
The length of Solomon’s reign, the same as David’s.
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