1 Kings 3:9

3:9 So give your servant a discerning mind¹ so he can make judicial decisions for² your people and distinguish right from wrong.³ Otherwise⁴ no one is able⁵ to make judicial decisions for⁶ 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 Kings 19:21

19:21 Elisha⁸ went back and took his pair of oxen and slaughtered them. He cooked the meat over a fire that he made by burning the harness and yoke.⁹ He gave the people meat and they ate. Then he got up and followed Elijah and became his assistant.

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

²tn Heb “to judge.”

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

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

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

⁶tn Heb “to judge.”

⁷tn Heb “your numerous people.”

⁸tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹tn Heb “and with the equipment of the oxen he cooked them, the flesh.”