STORY 44
One Tempo Fo Jehovah
Afta Solomon come king fo Israel, Jehovah wen ask him: ‘Wat you like me give you?’ Solomon tell: ‘I donno wat I doin, I jalike one small boy. Please try make me smart so I can take kea yoa peopo.’ Jehovah tell: ‘K, cuz you had ask fo be smart, I goin make you moa smart den all da odda guys on da eart. An moa den dat, I goin make you supa rich. An if you always lissen me, you goin live long time.’
Solomon start fo build Da Tempo. He wen use da bestes gold, silva, wood, an stone. Had tousans of guys an wahines dat had da skillz fo help build Da Tempo. Afta seven years of building um, now wuz ready fo give to Jehovah. Dey put sacrifices on top one altar. Den Solomon go down on top his knees in fron da altar an pray: ‘Jehovah, I kno dis tempo no stay big enuff or nice enuff fo you, but please be happy wit oua worship an try lissen to us wen we pray to you.’ How you tink Jehovah had feel about Da Tempo an Solomon’s praya? Wen Solomon pau pray, right den an dea, fiyah come down from da sky an wen eat up all da sacrifices on da altar. Dis wen show dat Jehovah wuz happy wit Da Tempo. Da Israel peopo wuz real happy too wen dey had see dat.
King Solomon had one rep fo being supa smart. Erybody inside Israel an even peopo far away wen kno about his smarts. People would go to him fo solve dea problems. Even da queen of Sheba had come fo tes him out an ask him all kine hahd questions. Wen she hea his ansas, she tell: ‘I neva believe wat peopo tell me about you. But cuz I wen see eryting wit my own eyes, now I kno dat you even moa smart den wat peopo tell. Yoa God Jehovah wen bless you big time.’ Life wuz cherreh fo Israel an da peopo wuz supa happy. But tings wuz about fo change.
“But one guy mo importan den Solomon stay ova hea.”—Matthew 12:42