Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 3:4-13
4Now the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Gibeonגִּבְעֹ֙נָה֙giv.'O.nahH1391to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֣חַliz.Bo.achH2076thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033,forכִּ֥יkiH3588itהִ֖יאhi'H1931wasthe greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419high placeהַבָּמָ֣הha.ba.MahH1116.Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010offeredיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927a thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505burnt offeringsעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930onעַ֖ל'alH5921theהַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'H1931altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196there.
5One nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915at Gibeonבְּגִבְע֗וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391the LORDיְהֹוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedנִרְאָ֧הnir.'AhH7200toאֶל־'el-H413Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010in a dreamבַּחֲל֣וֹםba.cha.LomH2472,and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Askשְׁאַ֖לshe.'AlH7592מָ֥הmahH4100, andI will give itאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414to you!”
6Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Youאַתָּ֨ה'a.TahH859have shownעָשִׂ֜יתָ'a.Si.taH6213muchגָּדוֹל֒ga.dOlH1419loving devotionחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617toעִם־'im-H5973Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,my fatherאָבִי֮'a.ViH1Davidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732,becauseכַּאֲשֶׁר֩ka.'a.SherH834he walkedהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980before Youלְפָנֶ֜יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440in faithfulnessבֶּאֱמֶ֧תbe.'e.MetH571,righteousnessוּבִצְדָקָ֛הu.vitz.da.KahH6666,and uprightnessוּבְיִשְׁרַ֥תu.ve.yish.RatH3483of heartלֵבָ֖ב עִמָּ֑ךְle.Vav 'i.MakhH3824H5973.And You have maintainedוַתִּשְׁמָר־va.tish.mor-H8104אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088הַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419loving devotionהַחֶ֤סֶדha.Che.sedH2617by givingוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414hima sonבֵ֛ןvenH1121to sitיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921his throneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088very dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.
7And nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,Youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859have made Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650kingהִמְלַ֣כְתָּhim.Lakh.taH4427אֶֽת־'et-H853in my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1David’sדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732placeתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478.But Iוְאָֽנֹכִי֙ve.'a.no.KhiH595amonly a littleקָטֹ֔ןka.TonH6996childנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288,notלֹ֥אlo'H3808knowingאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045howto go outצֵ֥אתtzetH3318or come inוָבֹֽא׃va.Vo'H935.
8Your servantוְעַ֨בְדְּךָ֔ve.'Av.de.khaH5650is here amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have chosenבָּחָ֑רְתָּba.Cha.re.taH977,a peopleעַם־ רָ֕ב'am- ravH5971H7227אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834לֹֽא־lo'-H3808too numerousמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230to countיִמָּנֶ֛ה וְלֹ֥אyi.ma.Neh ve.Lo'H4487H3808or numberיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608.
9Therefore giveוְנָתַתָּ֨ve.na.ta.TaH5414Your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֜le.'av.de.KhaH5650an understandingשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085heartלֵ֤בlevH3820to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199אֶֽת־'et-H853Your peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971and to discernלְהָבִ֖יןle.ha.VinH995betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996goodט֣וֹבTovH2896and evilלְרָ֑עle.Ra'H7451.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588whoמִ֤יmiH4310is ableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201to governלִשְׁפֹּ֔טlish.PotH8199אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088greatהַכָּבֵ֖דha.ka.VedH3515people of Yoursעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971?”
11So Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, “Sinceיַעַן֩ya.'AnH3282אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you have asked forשָׁאַ֜לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592אֶת־'et-H853הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088instead ofוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808requestingשָׁאַ֨לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592longרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227lifeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808שָׁאַ֤לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592wealthעֹ֔שֶׁר'O.sherH6239for yourself orוְלֹ֥א שָׁאַ֖לְתָּve.Lo' sha.'Al.taH3808H7592deathנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315for your enemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341—but you have askedוְשָׁאַ֧לְתָּve.sha.'Al.taH7592for discernmentהָבִ֖יןha.VinH995to administerלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941—
12beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I will doעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213what you have askedכִּדְבָרֶ֑יךָ הִנֵּ֣ה׀kid.va.Rei.kha hi.NehH1697H2009.I will giveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414youa wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450and discerningוְנָב֔וֹןve.na.VonH995heartלֵ֚בlevH3820,so thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834there will neverלֹא־lo'-H3808have beenהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961לְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440anotherוְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָve.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310like youכָּמ֙וֹךָ֙ka.Mo.khaH3644,norלֹא־lo'-H3808will there ever beיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965כָּמֽוֹךָ׃ka.Mo.khaH3644.
13Moreoverוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571,I will giveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414youwhatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808requestשָׁאַ֙לְתָּ֙sha.'Al.taH7592—bothגַּם־gam-H1571richesעֹ֖שֶׁר'O.sherH6239andגַּם־gam-H1571honorכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519—so thatאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834during allכָּל־kol-H3605your daysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ya.Mei.khaH3117noלֹא־lo'-H3808manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376in any kingdomבַּמְּלָכִ֖יםba.me.la.KhimH4428will beהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961your equalכָמ֥וֹךָkha.Mo.khaH3644.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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