1 Kings 3:9

3:9 So give your servant a discerning mind 1  so he can make judicial decisions for 2  your people and distinguish right from wrong. 3  Otherwise 4  no one is able 5  to make judicial decisions for 6  this great nation of yours.” 7 

1 Kings 3:16-17

Solomon Demonstrates His Wisdom

3:16 Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. 3:17 One of the women said, “My master, this woman and I live in the same house. I had a baby while she was with me in the house.

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

2 tn Heb “to judge.”

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

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

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

6 tn Heb “to judge.”

7 tn Heb “your numerous people.”