So give your servant a receptive heart to judge(A) your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of yours?” (B)

10 Now it pleased the Lord that Solomon had requested this. 11 So God said to him, “Because you have requested this and did not ask for long life[a] or riches for yourself,(C) or the death[b] of your enemies, but you asked discernment for yourself to administer justice,(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:11 Lit for many days
  2. 3:11 Lit life

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