1 Kings 3:12

Easy To Read Version

So, I will give you the thing you asked. I will make you wise and intelligent. I will make your wisdom so great, that there has never in the past been anyone like you. And in the future, there will never be anyone like you.

Cross References

1 Kings 2:6

But you are the king now. So you should punish him in the way you think is the most wise. {But you must be sure that he is killed.} Don’t let him die peacefully of old age!

1 Kings 2:9

Now, don’t leave him unpunished. You are a wise man. You will know what you must do to him. But don’t let him die peacefully of old age.”

1 Kings 3:28

The people of Israel heard about King Solomon’s decision. They respected and honored him very much because he was wise. They saw that he had the wisdom of God [18] in making the right decisions.

1 Kings 5:12

The Lord gave wisdom to Solomon as he had promised. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon. These two kings made a treaty between themselves.

1 Kings 5:9

My servants will bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. Then I will tie them together and float them down the shore to the place you choose. There I will separate the logs, and you can take the trees. As payment, I would be satisfied if every year you gave me enough food for everyone in my house”

1 Chronicles 29:25

The Lord made Solomon very great. All the people of Israel knew that the Lord was making Solomon great. The Lord gave Solomon the honor that a king should have. No king in Israel before Solomon had such honor.

2 Chronicles 2:12

Hiram also said, “Praise the Lord God of Israel! He made heaven and earth. He gave a wise son to King David. Solomon, you have wisdom and understanding. You are building a temple {\cf2\super [19]} for the Lord. You are also building a king’s house for yourself.

Nehemiah 13:26

You know that marriages like this caused Solomon to sin. In all the many nations, there was not a king as great as Solomon. God loved Solomon. And God made Solomon king over the whole nation of Israel. But even Solomon was made to sin because of foreign women.

Psalm 10:17

Lord, you heard what poor people want.\par Listen to their prayers\par and do what they ask!\par

Proverbs 2:6

The Lord gives wisdom. Knowledge and understanding come from his mouth.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

I decided to study and to use my wisdom to learn about all the things that are done in this life. I learned that it is a very hard thing that God gave us to do.

Ecclesiastes 1:16

I said to myself, “I am very wise. I am wiser than all the kings that ruled Jerusalem before me. I know what wisdom and knowledge really are!”

Isaiah 65:24

I will know what they need\par before they ask.\par And I will help them—\par even before they finish asking.\par

Daniel 1:17

God gave Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah the wisdom and ability to learn many different kinds of writing and science. Daniel could also understand all kinds of visions {\cf2\super [5]} and dreams.

Matthew 12:42

On the judgment day, you people that live now will also be compared with the Queen of the South, {\cf2\super [181]} and she will be a witness to show that you are wrong (guilty). Why? Because she traveled from far, far away to listen to Solomon’s wise teaching. And I tell you that someone greater than Solomon is right here, \{but you won’t listen to me\}!

Luke 21:15

I will give you the wisdom to say things that none of your enemies can answer.

Deuteronomy 34:9

Moses had put his hands on Joshua {and appointed him to be the new leader}. Then Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom. So the people of Israel began to obey Joshua. They did the things that the Lord had commanded Moses.

Colossians 2:3

In Christ all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are safely kept.