1 Kings 3:7

3:7 Now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in my father David’s place, even though I am only a young man and am inexperienced. ¹ 

1 Kings 3:9

3:9 So give your servant a discerning mind ²  so he can make judicial decisions for ³  your people and distinguish right from wrong. ⁴  Otherwise ⁵  no one is able ⁶  to make judicial decisions for ⁷  this great nation of yours.” ⁸ 

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¹ tn Heb “and I do not know going out or coming in.”

² tn Heb “a hearing heart.” (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)

³ tn Heb “to judge.”

⁴ tn Heb “to understand between good and evil.”

⁵ tn Heb “for”; the word “otherwise” is used to reflect the logical sense of the statement.

⁶ tn Heb “who is able?” The rhetorical question anticipates the answer, “no one.”

⁷ tn Heb “to judge.”

⁸ tn Heb “your numerous people.”