New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Kings 3:7-9
7And nowH6258, LordH3068 my GodH430, 1You have madeH4427 Your servantH5650 kingH4427 inH8478 placeH8478 ofH8478 my fatherH1 DavidH1732, yet 2I am like a littleH6996 boyH5288; 3I do not knowH3045 how to 4goH3318 outH3318 or comeH935 inH935. 8And 5Your servantH5650 is in the midstH8432 of Your peopleH5971 whomH834 You have chosenH977, 6a greatH7227 peopleH5971 whoH834 are tooH4480 manyH7230 to be numberedH4487 or countedH5608. 9So 7giveH5414 Your servantH5650 8an understandingH8085 heartH3820 to judgeH8199 Your peopleH5971, 9to discernH995 betweenH996 goodH2896 and evilH7451. For whoH4310 isH3201 capableH3201 of judgingH8199 thisH2088 10greatH3515 peopleH5971 of Yours?”
Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 3:7 1 Chr 22:9-13 ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 3:7 1 Chr 29:1; Jer 1:6, 7 ↩
- 3. 1 Kings 3:7 Num 27:17 ↩
- 4. 1 Kings 3:7 I.e., conduct daily business ↩
- 5. 1 Kings 3:8 Ex 19:6; Deut 7:6 ↩
- 6. 1 Kings 3:8 Gen 15:5; 22:17 ↩
- 7. 1 Kings 3:9 2 Chr 1:10; Ps 72:1, 2; Prov 2:3-9; James 1:5 ↩
- 8. 1 Kings 3:9 Or a heart that listens ↩
- 9. 1 Kings 3:9 2 Sam 14:17; Heb 5:14 ↩
- 10. 1 Kings 3:9 Lit heavy ↩
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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