1 Kings 3:9
Give Thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge Thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this Thy great people?'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
10And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.
Cross References
Exodus 3:11And Moses said unto God: 'Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?'
2 Samuel 14:17Then thy handmaid said: Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be for my comfort; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad; and the LORD thy God be with thee.'
1 Kings 10:24And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
1 Chronicles 29:19and give unto Solomon my son a whole heart, to keep Thy commandments, Thy testimonies, and Thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made, provision.'
Psalms 72:1A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king Thy judgments, O God, and Thy righteousness unto the king's son;
Psalms 119:73JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding, that I may learn Thy commandments.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 3:6-16
God's Appearance to Solomon. ( b. c. 1014.) 5 In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. 6 And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 7 And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king… Read the whole commentary →