1 Kings 3:11

3:11 God said to him, “Because you asked for the ability to make wise judicial decisions, and not for long life, or riches, or vengeance on your enemies, ¹ 

1 Kings 8:29

8:29 Night and day may you watch over this temple, the place where you promised you would live. ²  May you answer your servant’s prayer for this place. ³ 

¹ tn Heb “because you asked for this thing, and did not ask for yourself many days and did not ask for yourself riches and did not ask for the life of your enemies, but you asked for yourself understanding to hear judgment.”

² tn Heb “so your eyes might be open toward this house night and day, toward the place about which you said, ‘My name will be there.’”

³ tn Heb “by listening to the prayer which your servant is praying concerning this place.”