Solomon believed

English: Solomon and the Plan for the Temple, ...

English: Solomon and the Plan for the Temple, as in 1 Kings 6, illustration from a Bible card published by the Providence Lithograph Company (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

It was a dream.

I Kings 3:15: “Then Solomon awoke — and he realized it had been a dream.   He returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord’s covenant and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.  Then he gave a feast for all his court.”

What if he did not believe?  What if?

But Solomon did believe.  He believed a dream, and the dream was reality.