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 Ahora pues, Jehová Dios mío, tú has puesto á mí tu siervo por rey en lugar de David mi padre: y yo soy mozo pequeño, que no sé cómo entrar ni salir.
8 Y tu siervo está en medio de tu pueblo al cual tú escogiste; un pueblo grande, que no se puede contar ni numerar por su multitud.
9 Da pues á tu siervo corazón dócil para juzgar á tu pueblo, para discernir entre lo bueno y lo malo: porque ¿quién podrá gobernar este tu pueblo tan grande?
10 Y agradó delante de Adonai que Salomón pidiese esto.
11 Y díjole Dios: Porque has demandado esto, y no pediste para ti muchos días, ni pediste para ti riquezas, ni pediste la vida de tus enemigos, mas demandaste para ti inteligencia para oir juicio;
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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