1 Kings 3:12

3:12 I¹ grant your request,² and give³ you a wise and discerning mind⁴ superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you.⁵

1 Kings 4:29

4:29 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding⁶ was as infinite as the sand on the seashore.

1 Kings 3:9

3:9 So give your servant a discerning mind⁷ so he can make judicial decisions for⁸ your people and distinguish right from wrong.⁹ Otherwise¹⁰ no one is able¹¹ to make judicial decisions for¹² this great nation of yours.”¹³

1 Kings 8:66

8:66 On the fifteenth day after the festival started,¹⁴ he dismissed the people. They asked God to empower the king¹⁵ and then went to their homes, happy and content¹⁶ because of all the good the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.

1 Kings 12:27

12:27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem,¹⁷ their loyalty could shift to their former master,¹⁸ King Rehoboam of Judah. They might kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.”

¹tn This statement is introduced in the Hebrew text by the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) which draws attention to and emphasizes what follows.

²tn Heb “I am doing according to your words.” The perfect tense is sometimes used of actions occurring at the same time a statement is made.

³tn This statement is introduced by the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) which draws attention to and emphasizes what follows. The translation assumes that the perfect tense here indicates that the action occurs as the statement is made (i.e., “right now I give you”).

⁴tn Heb “heart.” (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)

⁵tn Heb “so that there has not been one like you prior to you, and after you one will not arise like you.”

⁶tn Heb “heart,” i.e., mind. (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)

¹¹tn Heb “a hearing heart.” (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)

¹²tn Heb “to judge.”

¹³tn Heb “to understand between good and evil.”

¹⁴tn Heb “for”; the word “otherwise” is used to reflect the logical sense of the statement.

¹⁵tn Heb “who is able?” The rhetorical question anticipates the answer, “no one.”

¹⁶tn Heb “to judge.”

¹⁷tn Heb “your numerous people.”

¹⁶tn Heb “on the eighth day” (that is, the day after the second seven-day sequence).

¹⁷tn Heb “they blessed the king.”

¹⁸tn Heb “good of heart.”

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²²tn Heb “the heart of these people could return to their master.”