1 Kings 3:9 - The Scriptures 2009

⁹ “Shall You then give to Your servant an understanding heart to rule Your people, to discern between good and evil? For who is able to rule this great people of Yours?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ So give Your servant an understanding mind and a hearing heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and bad. For who is able to judge and rule this Your great people? [James 1:5.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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?

Common English Bible

⁹ Please give your servant a discerning mind in order to govern your people and to distinguish good from evil, because no one is able to govern this important people of yours without your help.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ Therefore, give to your servant a teachable heart, so that he may be able to judge your people, and to discern between good and evil. For who will be able to judge this people, your people, who are so many?"

1 Kings 3:9 Cross References

2 Samuel 14:17

“Then your female servant said, ‘Please let the word of my master the sovereign be comforting, for my master the sovereign is as the messenger of Elohim, in discerning the good and the evil. And יהוה your Elohim is with you.’ ”

1 Kings 10:24

And all the earth sought the presence of Shelomoh to hear his wisdom, which Elohim had put in his heart.

1 Kings 3:10

And the word was good in the eyes of יהוה, that Shelomoh had asked this.

1 Kings 3:28

And all Yisra’ĕl heard of the right-ruling which the sovereign had rendered. And they feared the sovereign, for they saw that the wisdom of Elohim was in him to do right-ruling.

1 Chronicles 22:12

“Only, let יהוה give you wisdom and understanding, and command you concerning Yisra’ĕl, so that you guard the Torah of יהוה your Elohim,

1 Chronicles 29:19

“And give my son Shelomoh a perfect heart to guard Your commands and Your witnesses and Your laws, to do all, and to build the palace for which I have prepared.”

2 Chronicles 1:10

“Now give me wisdom and knowledge, so that I go out and come in before this people. For who is able to rightly rule this great people of Yours?”

Psalm 119:144

The righteousness of Your witnesses is forever; Make me understand, that I might live.

Psalm 119:34

Make me understand, that I might observe Your Torah, And guard it with all my heart.

Psalm 119:73

Yod Your hands have made me and formed me; Make me understand, that I might learn Your commands.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the clever is to understand His way, But the folly of fools is deceit.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is preferable to silver.

Proverbs 20:12

The hearing ear and the seeing eye, יהוה has made both of them.

Ecclesiastes 7:11

Wisdom is good with an inheritance, and an advantage to those who see the sun.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom makes the wise strong, more than ten rulers that are in the city.

Jeremiah 1:6

And said I, “Ah, Master יהוה! See, I do not know how to speak, for I am a youth.”

Jeremiah 45:5

“And do you seek great matters for yourself? Do not seek them, for look, I am bringing evil on all flesh,” declares יהוה. “But I shall give your life to you as a prize in all places, wherever you go.” ’ ”

Daniel 2:21

“And He changes the times and the seasons. He removes sovereigns and raises up sovereigns. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who possess understanding.

Matthew 3:11

I indeed immerse you in water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear. He shall immerse you in the Set-apart Spirit and fire.

Matthew 3:14

But Yoḥanan was hindering Him, saying, “I need to be immersed by You, and You come to me?”

John 5:30

Of Myself I am unable to do any matter. As I hear, I judge, and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own desire, but the desire of the Father who sent Me.

2 Corinthians 2:16

To the one we are the smell of death to death, and to the other the fragrance of life to life. And who is competent for these?

2 Corinthians 3:5

Not that we are competent in ourselves to reckon any matter as from ourselves, but our competence is from Elohim,

Ephesians 5:17

So then do not be foolish, but understand what the desire of יהוה is.

Philippians 1:10

for you to examine the matters that differ, in order to be sincere, and not stumbling, until the day of Messiah,

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food is for the mature whose senses have been trained by practice to discern both good and evil.

James 1:5

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of Elohim, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it shall be given to him.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first clean, then peaceable, gentle, ready to obey, filled with compassion and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.