2 Chronicles 1:10

Good News Translation

so give me the wisdom and knowledge I need to rule over them. Otherwise, how would I ever be able to rule this great people of yours?”

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:2

In the past, even when Saul was still our king, you led the people of Israel in battle, and the Lord promised you that you would lead his people and be their ruler.”

1 Kings 3:9

So give me the wisdom I need to rule your people with justice and to know the difference between good and evil. Otherwise, how would I ever be able to rule this great people of yours?”

1 Chronicles 22:12

And may the Lord your God give you insight and wisdom so that you may govern Israel according to his Law.

Psalm 119:34

Explain your law to me, and I will obey it; I will keep it with all my heart.

Psalm 119:73

You created me, and you keep me safe; give me understanding, so that I may learn your laws.

Proverbs 4:7

Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do. Whatever else you get, get insight.

Proverbs 8:15

I help kings to govern and rulers to make good laws.

Numbers 27:17

and can command them in battle, so that your community will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”

2 Corinthians 2:16

For those who are being lost, it is a deadly stench that kills; but for those who are being saved, it is a fragrance that brings life. Who, then, is capable for such a task?

2 Corinthians 3:5

There is nothing in us that allows us to claim that we are capable of doing this work. The capacity we have comes from God;

Deuteronomy 31:2

and said, “I am now a hundred and twenty years old and am no longer able to be your leader. And besides this, the Lord has told me that I will not cross the Jordan.

James 1:5

But if any of you lack wisdom, you should pray to God, who will give it to you; because God gives generously and graciously to all.