3:15a Then Solomon awoke, and indeed it had been a dream.

Solomon woke up. It had been a dream.
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Solomon woke up. He realized ⌊that God had spoken to him in⌋ a dream.

3:15b So he returned to Jerusalem,

He went back ⌊from Gibeon to the city of⌋ Jerusalem.
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Then he made his way back to Jerusalem

3:15c stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord,

There he stood before the ⌊wooden⌋ box ⌊that contained/held⌋ Yahweh’s covenant ⌊with Israel⌋.
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and went to stand in front of the chest ⌊in which lay⌋ Yahweh’s solemn agreement ⌊with the people of Israel⌋.

3:15d and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

There he burned ⌊animals⌋ in sacrifice ⌊to God⌋ and gave/made peace offerings.
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He offered/gave ⌊animals⌋ as sacrifices ⌊to God⌋, both as burnt offerings and as goodwill offerings.

3:15e Then he held a feast for all his servants.

Afterward he made a feast/celebration for all his servants and officials.
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Then he held a large dinner party for all the people who served him.

Section 3:16-28

Solomon judged between two new mothers (Bamboo Preliminary Version)

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