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 Maintenant, Éternel mon Dieu, tu as fait régner ton serviteur à la place de David, mon père; et moi je ne suis qu’un jeune homme, je n’ai point d’expérience.
8 Ton serviteur est au milieu du peuple que tu as choisi, peuple immense, qui ne peut être ni compté ni nombré, à cause de sa multitude.
9 Accorde donc à ton serviteur un cœur intelligent pour juger ton peuple, pour discerner le bien du mal! Car qui pourrait juger ton peuple, ce peuple si nombreux?
10 Cette demande de Salomon plut au Seigneur.
11 Et Dieu lui dit: Puisque c’est là ce que tu demandes, puisque tu ne demandes pour toi ni une longue vie, ni les richesses, ni la mort de tes ennemis, et que tu demandes de l’intelligence pour exercer la justice,
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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