New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Kings 3:9-11
9So 1give Your servant 2an understanding heart to judge Your people, 3to discern between good and evil. For who is capable of judging this 4great people of Yours?”
10Now 5it was pleasing in the sight of the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing. 11And God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing, and have 6not asked for yourself 7a long life, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the lives of your enemies, but have asked for yourself discernment to understand justice,
Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 3:9 2 Chr 1:10; Ps 72:1, 2; Prov 2:3-9; James 1:5 ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 3:9 Or a heart that listens ↩
- 3. 1 Kings 3:9 2 Sam 14:17; Heb 5:14 ↩
- 4. 1 Kings 3:9 Lit heavy ↩
- 5. 1 Kings 3:10 Lit the thing was ↩
- 6. 1 Kings 3:11 James 4:3 ↩
- 7. 1 Kings 3:11 Lit many days ↩
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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