King James Version
1 Kings 3:7-9
7And now, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,thou hast made thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650kingהִמְלַ֣כְתָּhim.Lakh.taH4427instead of Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1: and I am buta littleקָטֹ֔ןka.TonH6996childנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288:I knowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045not howto go outצֵ֥אתtzetH3318or come inוָבֹֽא׃va.Vo'H935.
8And thy servantוְעַ֨בְדְּךָ֔ve.'Av.de.khaH5650isin the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thy peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971which thou hast chosenבָּחָ֑רְתָּba.Cha.re.taH977,a greatרָ֕בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971,that cannot be numberedיִמָּנֶ֛הyi.ma.NehH4487nor countedיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608for multitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.
9Giveוְנָתַתָּ֨ve.na.ta.TaH5414therefore thy servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֜le.'av.de.KhaH5650an understandingשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085heartלֵ֤בlevH3820to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199thy peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971,that I may discernלְהָבִ֖יןle.ha.VinH995between goodט֣וֹבTovH2896and badלְרָ֑עle.Ra'H7451:for who is ableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֔טlish.PotH8199this thy so greatהַכָּבֵ֖דha.ka.VedH3515a peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971?
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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