1 Kings 3
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1 Kings 3:5-13

51In GibeonH1391 the LordH3068 appearedH7200 to SolomonH8010 2in a dreamH2472 at nightH3915; and GodH430 saidH559, “3AskH7592 whatH4100 you wish Me to giveH5414 you.” 6Then SolomonH8010 saidH559, “4You have shownH6213 greatH1419 lovingkindnessH2617 to Your servantH5650 DavidH1732 my fatherH1, 5accordingH3512 as he walkedH1980 beforeH6440 You in 6truthH571 and righteousnessH6666 and uprightnessH3483 of heartH3824 towardH5973 You; and 7You have 8reservedH8104 for him thisH2088 greatH1419 lovingkindnessH2617, that You have givenH5414 him a sonH1121 to sitH3427 on his throneH3678, as it is thisH2088 dayH3117. 7NowH6258, O LordH3068 my GodH430, 9You have madeH4427 Your servantH5650 kingH4427 in placeH8478 of my fatherH1 DavidH1732, yet 10I am but a littleH6996 childH5288; 11I do not knowH3045 how to goH3318 out or comeH935 in. 812Your servantH5650 is in the midstH8432 of Your peopleH5971 whichH834 You have chosenH977, 13a greatH7227 peopleH5971 whoH834 are tooH4480 manyH7230 to be numberedH4487 or countedH5608. 9So 14giveH5414 Your servantH5650 15an understandingH8085 heartH3820 to judgeH8199 Your peopleH5971 16to discernH995 betweenH996 goodH2896 and evilH7451. For whoH4310 is ableH3201 to judgeH8199 thisH2088 17greatH3515 peopleH5971 of Yours?”

1018It was pleasingH3190 in the sightH5869 of the LordH136 that SolomonH8010 had askedH7592 thisH2088 thingH1697. 11GodH430 saidH559 to him, “BecauseH3282H834 you have askedH7592 thisH2088 thingH1697 and have 19not askedH7592 for yourself 20longH7227 lifeH3117, norH3808 have askedH7592 richesH6239 for yourself, norH3808 have you askedH7592 for the lifeH5315 of your enemiesH340, but have askedH7592 for yourself 21discernmentH995 to understandH8085 justiceH4941, 12beholdH2009, 22I have doneH6213 according to your wordsH1697. BeholdH2009, 23I have givenH5414 you a wiseH2450 and discerningH995 heartH3820, soH834 that there has beenH1961 noH3808 one likeH3644 you beforeH6440 you, norH3808 shall one likeH3644 you ariseH6965 afterH310 you. 1324I have alsoH1571 givenH5414 you whatH834 you have not askedH7592, bothH1571 25richesH6239 and honorH3519, soH834 that there will not be anyH376 among the kingsH4428 likeH3644 you allH3605 your daysH3117.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 3:5 1 Kin 9:2; 11:9 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 3:5 Num 12:6; Matt 1:20; 2:13 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 3:5 John 15:7 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 3:6 2 Sam 7:8-17; 2 Chr 1:8 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 3:6 1 Kin 9:4 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 3:6 Or faithfulness ↩
  7. 7. 1 Kings 3:6 1 Kin 1:48 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Kings 3:6 Lit kept ↩
  9. 9. 1 Kings 3:7 1 Chr 22:9-13 ↩
  10. 10. 1 Kings 3:7 1 Chr 29:1; Jer 1:6, 7 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Kings 3:7 Num 27:17 ↩
  12. 12. 1 Kings 3:8 Ex 19:6; Deut 7:6 ↩
  13. 13. 1 Kings 3:8 Gen 15:5; 22:17 ↩
  14. 14. 1 Kings 3:9 2 Chr 1:10; Ps 72:1, 2; Prov 2:3-9; James 1:5 ↩
  15. 15. 1 Kings 3:9 Lit a hearing ↩
  16. 16. 1 Kings 3:9 2 Sam 14:17; Heb 5:14 ↩
  17. 17. 1 Kings 3:9 Lit heavy ↩
  18. 18. 1 Kings 3:10 Lit the thing ↩
  19. 19. 1 Kings 3:11 James 4:3 ↩
  20. 20. 1 Kings 3:11 Lit many days ↩
  21. 21. 1 Kings 3:11 Lit hearing ↩
  22. 22. 1 Kings 3:12 1 John 5:14, 15 ↩
  23. 23. 1 Kings 3:12 1 Kin 4:29-31; 5:12; 10:23, 24; Eccl 1:16 ↩
  24. 24. 1 Kings 3:13 1 Kin 4:21-24; 10:23, 27; Matt 6:33; Eph 3:20 ↩
  25. 25. 1 Kings 3:13 Prov 3:16 ↩

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