1 Kings 3:9

“Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?”

"Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?" - 1 Kings 3:9
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What does 1 Kings 3:9 mean?

1 Kings 3:9 in the King James Version (KJV) reads: "Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?" This verse is part of the narrative of King Solomon's reign…

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The Gift of Wisdom: A Prayer for Discernment

In the book of 1 Kings, we encounter a profound moment in the life of King Solomon, just as he ascends the throne of Israel. The verse, "Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this…

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A Prayer for Divine Wisdom and Understanding

O Lord, my God, with humble hearts we come before You, acknowledging Your sovereignty and our dependence on Your divine guidance. In the quiet of this moment, we seek to align our hearts with Yours as we reflect upon the words of King Solomon, who cried out in 1 Kings 3:9, ‘Give…

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1 Kings 9:18 - "And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,"
1 Kings 9:14 - "And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold."
1 Kings 9:17 - "And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,"
1 Kings 15:9 - "¶ And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah."
2 Kings 3:9 - "So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them."
1 Kings 3:10 - "And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing."
Revelation 12:3-9
1 Kings 3:19 - "And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it."
1 Kings 9:3 - "And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually."
John 9:1-3
1 Kings 3:24 - "And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king."
1 Kings 3:16 - "¶ Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him."
1 Kings 22:9 - "Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah."
1 Kings 4:9 - "The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:"
1 Kings 1:3 - "So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king."
1 Kings 6:9 - "So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar."
1 Timothy 3:9 - "Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience."
1 Kings 3:3 - "And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places."
1 Kings 8:3 - "And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark."
"And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land," - 1 Kings 9:18
1 Kings 9:1 - "And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,"
2 Kings 9:3 - "Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not."
1 Kings 9:2 - "That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon."
1 Kings 21:9 - "And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:"