God tells a young King Solomon, “Ask what I should give you.” He asks for wisdom, and then he’s handed one of the hardest cases in the Bible.

In this episode of I Love to Tell the Story, Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Cameron Howard explore 1 Kings 3 for All Saints Sunday, November 1, 2026: Solomon’s prayer for wisdom and the famous story of two women and the disputed child.

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