Footnotes

1. 1 Kings 3:9 tn Heb “a hearing heart.” (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)
2. 1 Kings 3:9 tn Heb “to judge.”
3. 1 Kings 3:9 tn Heb “to understand between good and evil.”
4. 1 Kings 3:9 tn Heb “for”; the word “otherwise” is used to reflect the logical sense of the statement.
5. 1 Kings 3:9 tn Heb “who is able?” The rhetorical question anticipates the answer, “no one.”
6. 1 Kings 3:9 tn Heb “to judge.”
7. 1 Kings 3:9 tn Heb “your numerous people.”