1 Kings 3:28

New Century Version

When the people of Israel heard about King Solomon’s decision, they respected him very much. They saw he had wisdom from God to make the right decisions.

Cross References

1 Kings 10:9

Praise the Lord your God, who was pleased to make you king of Israel. The Lord has constant love for Israel, so he made you king to keep justice and to rule fairly.”

1 Kings 3:27

Then King Solomon said, “Don’t kill him. Give the baby to the first woman, because she is the real mother.”

1 Kings 4:1

King Solomon ruled over all Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:24

All the leaders and soldiers and King David’s sons accepted Solomon as king and promised to obey him.

Ezra 7:25

And you, Ezra, use the wisdom you have from your God to choose judges and lawmakers to rule the Jewish people of Trans-Euphrates. They know the laws of your God, and you may teach anyone who does not know them.

Psalm 72:2

Help him judge your people fairly and decide what is right for the poor.

Psalm 72:4

Help him be fair to the poor and save the needy and punish those who hurt them.

Exodus 14:31

When the Israelites saw the great power the Lord had used against the Egyptians, they feared the Lord, and they trusted him and his servant Moses.

Proverbs 16:10

The words of a king are like a message from God, so his decisions should be fair.

Proverbs 24:21

My child, respect the Lord and the king. Don’t join those people who refuse to obey them.

Proverbs 25:2

God is honored for what he keeps secret. Kings are honored for what they can discover.

Proverbs 8:15

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

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom makes a person stronger than ten leaders in a city.

Isaiah 28:6

Then he will give wisdom to the judges who must decide cases and strength to those who battle at the city gate.

Daniel 1:17

God gave these four young men wisdom and the ability to learn many things that people had written and studied. Daniel could also understand visions and dreams.

Daniel 2:21

He changes the times and seasons of the year. He takes away the power of kings and gives their power to new kings. He gives wisdom to those who are wise and knowledge to those who understand.

Daniel 2:47

Then the king said to Daniel, “Truly I know your God is the greatest of all gods, the Lord of all the kings. He tells people about things they cannot know. I know this is true, because you were able to tell these secret things to me.”

Daniel 5:11

There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods. In the days of your father, this man showed understanding, knowledge, and wisdom like the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, put this man in charge of all the wise men, fortune-tellers, magicians, and wizards.

1 Corinthians 1:24

But Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God to those people God has called—Jews and Greeks.

1 Corinthians 1:30

Because of God you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God. In Christ we are put right with God, and have been made holy, and have been set free from sin.

Colossians 2:2

I want them to be strengthened and joined together with love so that they may be rich in their understanding. This leads to their knowing fully God’s secret, that is, Christ himself.

Colossians 2:3

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

Joshua 4:14

That day the Lord made Joshua great in the opinion of all the Israelites. They respected Joshua all his life, just as they had respected Moses.

1 Samuel 12:18

Then Samuel prayed to the Lord, and that same day the Lord sent thunder and rain. So the people were very afraid of the Lord and Samuel.