1 Kings 3:9
Wilt thou, then, give unto thy servant, a heart that hearkeneth, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad,—for who is able to judge this thine honoured people?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
10And the thing was good in the eyes of 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 sons of Israel out of Egypt?
2 Samuel 14:17So thy maidservant said, Pray let the word of my lord the king be comforting,—for, as the messenger of God, so is my lord the king, in hearing the good and the bad, Yahweh thy God, then, be with thee.
1 Kings 10:24And, all the earth, did seek the face of Solomon,—to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
1 Chronicles 29:19Also, unto Solomon my son, give thou an undivided heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes,—to do the whole, and to build the palace for which I have prepared.
Psalms 72:1O God! thy justice, give, unto the king, And thy righteousness, unto the son of a king;
Psalms 119:73[YODH.] Thine own hands, have made me, and formed 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 →