People everywhere wanted to see King Solomon. They wanted to hear the great wisdom that God had given him.
Proverbs 2:6 - Easy To Read Version The Lord gives wisdom. Knowledge and understanding come from his mouth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the LORD giveth wisdom: Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the Lord gives skillful and godly Wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. American Standard Version (1901) For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding: Common English Bible The LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Catholic Public Domain Version For the Lord bestows wisdom, and out of his mouth, prudence and knowledge. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Because the Lord giveth wisdom: and out of his mouth cometh prudence and knowledge. |
People everywhere wanted to see King Solomon. They wanted to hear the great wisdom that God had given him.
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.
So I ask that you give me wisdom so that I can rule and judge the people in the right way. This will allow me to know the difference between right and wrong. Without this great wisdom, it is impossible to rule these great people.”
God made Solomon very wise. Solomon could understand many, many things. His wisdom was too great to imagine.
The Lord will make you the king of Israel. May the Lord give you wisdom and understanding so you can lead the people and obey the law of the Lord your God.
Ezra, I give you the authority to use the wisdom you have from your God and choose civil and religious judges. These men will be judges for all the people living in the area west of the Euphrates River. They will judge all the people who know the laws of your God. And if someone doesn’t know those laws, those judges must teach him about those laws.
So my God put it in my heart to have all the people meet together. I called together all the important people, the officials, and the common people. I did this so I could make a list of all the families. I found the family lists {\cf2\super [22]} of the people that had been the first to return from captivity. This is what I found written there:
But wisdom and power belong to God.\par Good advice and understanding are his.\par
God is strong and always wins.\par Winners and losers all belong to God!\par
But God’s Spirit makes a person wise.\par That ‘breath’ from God All-Powerful\par makes people understand.\par
Help me understand,\par and I will obey your teachings.\par I will obey them completely.\par
Lord, your commands make me wiser\par than my enemies.\par Your law is with me always.\par
The Lord’s teachings are perfect.\par They give strength to God’s people.\par The Lord’s Agreement {\cf2\super [110]} can be trusted.\par It helps foolish people become wise.\par
The Lord’s laws are right.\par They make people happy.\par The Lord’s commands are good.\par They show people the right way to live.\par
God, you want me to be truly loyal,\par so put true wisdom deep inside of me.\par
God will discipline those people.\par God will teach people what they should do.\par
I have filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God—I have given him the skill and knowledge to do all kinds of things.
The commands and teachings from your parents are like a light that shows you the right way. They correct you and train you to follow the path to life.
If a person does good and pleases God, then God will give that person wisdom, knowledge, and joy. But a person that sins will get only the work of gathering and carrying things. God takes from the bad person and gives to the good person. But all this work is useless. It is like trying to catch the wind. {\cf2\super [14]}
Your children will follow God,\par and he will teach them.\par Your children will have real peace.\par
You should follow the teachings and the agreement. {\cf2\super [105]} If you don’t follow these commands, then you might follow the wrong commands. (The wrong commands are those commands that come from the wizards and fortune tellers. Those commands are worth nothing; you will gain nothing by following those commands.)
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.
He changes the times and seasons.\par And he changes the kings.\par He gives power to kings,\par and he takes their power away!\par He gives wisdom to people\par so they become wise,\par He lets people learn things\par and become wise.\par
God of my ancestors, {\cf2\super [11]} \par I thank you and praise you!\par You gave me wisdom and power.\par You told us the things we asked for!\par You told us about the king’s dream.”\par
I will give you the wisdom to say things that none of your enemies can answer.
It is written in the prophets {\cf2\super [91]} : ‘God will teach all the people.’ {\cf2\super [92]} People listen to the Father and learn from him. Those people come to me.
Everything good comes from God. And every perfect gift is from God. These good gifts come down from the Father who made all the lights in the sky (sun, moon, stars). But God never changes \{like those lights\}. He is always the same.
But if any of you needs wisdom, then you should ask God for it. God is generous. He enjoys giving to all people. So God will give you wisdom.