1 Kings 3
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1 Kings 3:5-9

51In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon 2in a dream at night; and God said, “3Ask what you wish Me to give you.” 6Then Solomon said, “4You have shown great faithfulness to Your servant David my father, 5according as he walked before You in 6truth, righteousness, and uprightness of heart toward You; and 7You have 8reserved for him this great faithfulness, that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 7And now, Lord my God, 9You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet 10I am like a little boy; 11I do not know how to 12go out or come in. 8And 13Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, 14a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted. 9So 15give Your servant 16an understanding heart to judge Your people, 17to discern between good and evil. For who is capable of judging this 18great people of Yours?”

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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 3:7 I.e., conduct daily business ↩
  13. 13. 1 Kings 3:8 Ex 19:6; Deut 7:6 ↩
  14. 14. 1 Kings 3:8 Gen 15:5; 22:17 ↩
  15. 15. 1 Kings 3:9 2 Chr 1:10; Ps 72:1, 2; Prov 2:3-9; James 1:5 ↩
  16. 16. 1 Kings 3:9 Or a heart that listens ↩
  17. 17. 1 Kings 3:9 2 Sam 14:17; Heb 5:14 ↩
  18. 18. 1 Kings 3:9 Lit heavy ↩

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