Discovery Box1 Kings 3:7 
Context3:7 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
Context3:9 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
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.”
