1 Kings 3:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
1 Kings 3:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 3:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 3:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 great people of yours?””
1 Kings 3:9 — World English Bible
1 Kings 3:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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? ”
1 Kings 3:9 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 3:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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?'”
1 Kings 3:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 3:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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? ”
1 Kings 3:9 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 3:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Giue therefore vnto thy seruant an vnderstanding heart, to iudge thy people, that I may discerne betweene good and bad: for who is able to iudge this thy mightie people?”
1 Kings 3:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 3:9 in Context — 1 Kings 3
7 And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.
8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
9 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?
10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
What Does 1 Kings 3:9 Mean?
1 Kings 3:9 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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