1 Kings 3
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1 Kings 3:6-9

6Then Solomon said, “1You have shown great faithfulness to Your servant David my father, 2according as he walked before You in 3truth, righteousness, and uprightness of heart toward You; and 4You have 5reserved 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, 6You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet 7I am like a little boy; 8I do not know how to 9go out or come in. 8And 10Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, 11a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted. 9So 12give Your servant 13an understanding heart to judge Your people, 14to discern between good and evil. For who is capable of judging this 15great people of Yours?”

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 3:6 2 Sam 7:8-17; 2 Chr 1:8 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 3:6 1 Kin 9:4 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 3:6 Or faithfulness ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 3:6 1 Kin 1:48 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 3:6 Lit kept ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 3:7 1 Chr 22:9-13 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Kings 3:7 1 Chr 29:1; Jer 1:6, 7 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Kings 3:7 Num 27:17 ↩
  9. 9. 1 Kings 3:7 I.e., conduct daily business ↩
  10. 10. 1 Kings 3:8 Ex 19:6; Deut 7:6 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Kings 3:8 Gen 15:5; 22:17 ↩
  12. 12. 1 Kings 3:9 2 Chr 1:10; Ps 72:1, 2; Prov 2:3-9; James 1:5 ↩
  13. 13. 1 Kings 3:9 Or a heart that listens ↩
  14. 14. 1 Kings 3:9 2 Sam 14:17; Heb 5:14 ↩
  15. 15. 1 Kings 3:9 Lit heavy ↩

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