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 Agora, pois, ó SENHOR meu Deus, constituíste a mim, teu servo, rei em lugar de Davi, meu pai; porém sou um tenro jovem, que não sei como entrar nem sair.
8 E teu servo está no meio do teu povo que escolheste; um povo grande, que não se pode contar nem numerar por causa de sua multidão.
9 Dá, pois, a teu servo um coração com entendimento para julgar ao teu povo, para discernir entre o bem e o mal; pois quem poderá governar este teu tão grande povo?
10 E foi do agrado do Senhor que Salomão pedisse isso.
11 Deus disse-lhe: Porque pediste isto, e não pediste para ti longa vida, nem pediste para ti riquezas, nem pediste a morte de teus inimigos, mas pediste para ti entendimento para compreender a justiça;
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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