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1 Kings 3:7-11
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 3
7
And now,
Lord
my God, You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet I am
like
a little boy; I do not know how to go out or come in.
8
And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted.
9
So give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, to discern between good and evil. For who is capable of judging this great people of Yours?'
10
Now it was pleasing in the sight of the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing.
11
And God said to him, 'Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself a long life, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the lives of your enemies, but have asked for yourself discernment to understand justice,
King James Version
Chapter 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;
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 3
7
"
Lord
my God, you have now made your servant king in my father David’s place. Yet I am just a youth with no experience in leadership.
8
Your servant is among your people you have chosen, a people too many to be numbered or counted.
9
So give your servant a receptive heart to judge your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of yours?"
10
Now it pleased the Lord that Solomon had requested this.
11
So God said to him, "Because you have requested this and did not ask for long life or riches for yourself, or the death of your enemies, but you asked discernment for yourself to administer justice,
New Living Translation
Chapter 3
7
Now, O
Lord
my God, you have made me king instead of my father, David, but I am like a little child who doesn’t know his way around.
8
And here I am in the midst of your own chosen people, a nation so great and numerous they cannot be counted!
9
Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?'
10
The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for wisdom.
11
So God replied, 'Because you have asked for wisdom in governing my people with justice and have not asked for a long life or wealth or the death of your enemies —
English Standard Version
Chapter 3
7
And now, O
Lord
my God, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in.
8
And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, too many to be numbered or counted for multitude.
9
Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?"
10
It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this.
11
And God said to him, "Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right,
New International Version
Chapter 3
7
"Now,
Lord
my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties.
8
Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number.
9
So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?"
10
The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this.
11
So God said to him, "Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice,
New King James Version
Chapter 3
7
Now, O
Lord
my God, You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I
am
a little child; I do not know
how
to go out or come in.
8
And Your servant
is
in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a great people, too numerous to be numbered or counted.
9
Therefore give to Your servant 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?”
10
The speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
11
Then God said to him: “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked long life for yourself, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice,
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