(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

captains of groups of fifty, the respected citizens, advisers and those skilled in magical arts, and those who know incantations.

I grant your request, and give you a wise and discerning mind superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you.

So be sure to do them, because this will testify of your wise understanding to the people who will learn of all these statutes and say, “Indeed, this great nation is a very wise people.”

One of his attendants replied, “I have seen a son of Jesse in Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave warrior and is articulate and handsome, for the Lord is with him.”