1 Kings 3
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1 Kings 3:9-13

9GiveH5414 thy servantH5650 therefore an understandingH995 heartH3820 to judgeH8199 thy peopleH5971, that I may discernH995 between goodH2896 and evilH7451; for who is ableH3201 to judgeH8199 this thy great peopleH5971?

10And the speech pleased the LordH136, that SolomonH8010 had askedH7592 this thingH1697. 11And GodH430 saidH559 unto him, Because thou hast askedH7592 this thingH1697, and hast not askedH7592 for thyself long lifeH5315, neither hast askedH7592 richesH6239 for thyself, nor hast askedH7592 the lifeH5315 of thine enemiesH341, but hast askedH7592 for thyself understandingH995 to discernH995 justiceH4941; 12behold, I have done according to thy wordH1697: lo, I have givenH5414 thee a wiseH2450 and an understandingH995 heartH3820; so that there hath beenH1961 none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any ariseH6965 like unto thee. 13And I have alsoH1571 givenH5414 thee that which thou hast not askedH7592, both richesH6239 and honorH3519, so that there shall not beH1961 any among the kingsH4428 like unto thee, all thy daysH3117.

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