1 Kings 3:9

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Summary

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?

Give therefore

To judge

Who is able

General references

Bible References

Give therefore

Above all, may the Lord give you insight and understanding when He puts you in charge of Israel so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

Give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and to carry out all Your commands, Your decrees, and Your statutes, and to build the temple for which I have made provision.

Now grant me wisdom and knowledge so that I may lead these people, for who can judge this great people of Yours?”

Help me understand Your instruction,
and I will obey it
and follow it with all my heart.

furthermore, if you call out to insight
and lift your voice to understanding,

Happy is a man who finds wisdom
and who acquires understanding,

Get wisdom—
how much better it is than gold!
And get understanding—
it is preferable to silver.

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without favoritism and hypocrisy.

To judge

All Israel heard about the judgment the king had given, and they stood in awe of the king because they saw that God’s wisdom was in him to carry out justice.

Solomonic.God, give Your justice to the king
and Your righteousness to the king’s son.

The sensible man’s wisdom is to consider his way,
but the stupidity of fools deceives them.

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

Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

“I can do nothing on My own. I judge only as I hear, and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

Who is able

But Moses asked God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

But Moses replied to the Lord, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent—either in the past or recently or since You have been speaking to Your servant—because I am slow and hesitant in speech.”

But I protested, “Oh no, Lord, God! Look, I don’t know how to speak since I am only a youth.”

“I baptize you with water for repentance,

but the One who is coming after me is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to remove His sandals. He Himself will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

To some we are an aroma of death leading to death, but to others, an aroma of life leading to life. And who is competent for this?

It is not that we are competent in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our competence is from God.

General references

I will make you into a great nation,
I will bless you,
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.

But Moses asked God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes by myself?

But where can wisdom be found,
and where is understanding located?

For learning what wisdom and discipline are;
for understanding insightful sayings;

The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks it.