1 Kings 3
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New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 3:9-11

9So 1giveH5414 Your servantH5650 2an understandingH8085 heartH3820 to judgeH8199 Your peopleH5971 3to discernH995 betweenH996 goodH2896 and evilH7451. For whoH4310 is ableH3201 to judgeH8199 thisH2088 4greatH3515 peopleH5971 of Yours?”

105It 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 6not askedH7592 for yourself 7longH7227 lifeH3117, norH3808 have askedH7592 richesH6239 for yourself, norH3808 have you askedH7592 for the lifeH5315 of your enemiesH340, but have askedH7592 for yourself 8discernmentH995 to understandH8085 justiceH4941,

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 3:9 2 Chr 1:10; Ps 72:1, 2; Prov 2:3-9; James 1:5 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 3:9 Lit a hearing ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 3:9 2 Sam 14:17; Heb 5:14 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 3:9 Lit heavy ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 3:10 Lit the thing ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 3:11 James 4:3 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Kings 3:11 Lit many days ↩
  8. 8. 1 Kings 3:11 Lit hearing ↩

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