Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And give to thy servant a heart to hear to judge thy people to discern between good to evil: for who shall be able to judge this thy weighty people?

New American Standard Bible

So give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”

King James Version

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?

Holman Bible

So give Your servant an obedient heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”

International Standard Version

So give your servant an understanding mind to govern your people, so I can discern between good and evil. Otherwise, how will I be able to govern this great people of yours?"

A Conservative Version

Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to judge this thy great people?

American Standard Version

Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this thy great people?

Amplified

So give Your servant an understanding mind and a hearing heart [with which] to judge Your people, so that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge and rule this great people of Yours?”

Bible in Basic English

Give your servant, then, a wise heart for judging your people, able to see what is good and what evil; for who is able to be the judge of this great people?

Darby Translation

Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad; for who is able to judge this thy numerous people?

King James 2000

Give therefore your servant an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this your so great a people?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Give to your servant a listening heart to judge your people, to discern between good and bad, because who is able to judge this, your difficult people?"

Modern King James verseion

And give to Your servant an understanding heart, to judge Your people, to discern between good and bad. For who is able to judge this, Your great people?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Give therefore unto thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, and to discern between good, and bad. For who is able to judge this, thy so weighty a people?"

NET Bible

So give your servant a discerning mind so he can make judicial decisions for your people and distinguish right from wrong. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours."

New Heart English Bible

Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this your great people?"

The Emphasized Bible

Wilt thou, then, give unto thy servant, a heart that hearkeneth, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad, - for who is able to judge this thine honoured people?

Webster

Give therefore to 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?

World English Bible

Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this your great people?"

Youngs Literal Translation

and Thou hast given to Thy servant an understanding heart, to judge Thy people, to discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this Thy great people?'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

to judge
שׁפט 
Shaphat 
שׁפט 
Shaphat 
Usage: 203
Usage: 203

עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

for who is able
יכול יכל 
Yakol 
Usage: 194

כּבד 
Kabed 
Usage: 40

References

Images 1 Kings 3:9

Prayers for 1 Kings 3:9

Context Readings

Solomon Requests Wisdom From God

8 And thy servant in the midst of thy people which thou didst choose, many people which shall not be numbered and counted for multitude. 9 And give to thy servant a heart to hear to judge thy people to discern between good to evil: for who shall be able to judge this thy weighty people? 10 And the word will be good in the eyes of God that Solomon asked this word.

Cross References

James 1:5

If any of you is forsaken of wisdom, let him ask of God, giving to all plainly, blaming not; and it shall be given him.

2 Samuel 14:17

And thy servant will say, Now will the word of my lord the king be for a sacrifice, for as a messenger of God, so my lord the king to hear the good and the evil: and Jehovah thy God will be with thee.

Psalm 72:1-2

To Solomon. O God, thou wilt give thy judgments to the king, and thy justice to the king's son.

Hebrews 5:14

And firm food is of the perfected, of them by habit having the senses exercised for the separation of good and evil.

Proverbs 2:3-9

For if thou will call to understanding, wilt give thy voice to understanding

1 Chronicles 22:12

Surely Jehovah will give to thee wisdom and understanding, and he will command thee concerning Israeli and to watch the law of Jehovah thy God.

2 Chronicles 1:10

Now wilt thou give to me wisdom and knowledge, and I shall go out before this people, and come in: for who shall judge this thy great people?

Psalm 119:34

Cause me to understand and I will guard thy instructions; and I will watch it with all the heart.

Psalm 119:144

Justice is thy testimonies forever: cause me to understand and I shall live.

Proverbs 16:16

The obtaining of wisdom how good above gold and the obtaining of understanding to be chosen above silver.

Isaiah 11:2-4

And the spirit of Jehovah resting upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of Jehovah:

Exodus 3:11-12

And Moses will say to God, Who am I that I shall go to Pharaoh, and that I shall bring forth the sons of Israel, out of Egypt?

Exodus 4:10-13

And Moses will say to Jehovah, With leave my Lord, not a man of words, also from yesterday, also from the third day, also from the time of thy speaking to thy servant; for I being heavy of mouth, and heavy of tongue.

1 Kings 3:28

And all Israel will hear the judgment which the king judged, and they will be afraid of the face of the king, for they saw that the wisdom of Jehovah was in the midst of him to do judgment

1 Chronicles 29:19

And to Solomon my son wilt thou give a whole heart to watch thy commands, thy testimonies, and thy laws, and to do the whole, and to build the fortress which I prepared.

Psalm 119:73

Thy hands made me and they will prepare me: cause me to understand and I will learn thy commands.

Proverbs 3:13-18

Happy the man finding wisdom; and the man shall bring forth understanding.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: and the folly of the foolish is deceit

Proverbs 20:12

The hearing ear and the seeing eye, Jehovah made, also them two.

Ecclesiastes 7:11

Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and a remainder to those seeing the sun.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom shall strengthen to the wise one more than ten having power which were in the city.

Ecclesiastes 9:15-18

And a poor wise man was found in it, and he delivered the city by his wisdom; and not a man remembered that poor man.

Jeremiah 1:6

And saying, Ah, Lord Jehovah, behold I knew not to speak: for I a boy.

Matthew 3:11

I truly immerse you in water to repentance; but he coming after me is stronger than I, whose shoes I am not fit to lift up; he shall immerse in the Holy Spirit, and fire

Matthew 3:14

And John hindered him, saying, I have need to be immersed by thee, and dost thou come to me?

John 5:30

I can do nothing of myself: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; for I seek not my will, but the will of the Father having sent me.

1 Corinthians 2:14-15

And the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: and he cannot know, for they are spiritually examined.

2 Corinthians 2:16

Truly to those an odor of death into death; and to those an odor of life into life. And who sufficient for these things?

2 Corinthians 3:5

Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to reckon anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency of God;

Ephesians 5:17

For this be not foolish, but understanding what the will of the Lord.

Philippians 1:10

For you to try things differing; that ye may be pure and not stumbling to the day of Christ;

James 3:17

And the wisdom from above is truly first pure, then peaceful, decorous, docile, full of mercy and good fruits, not separated, and unfeigned.

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