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1 Kings 3:9
New International Version
1 Kings 3:9
New International Version
9 So give your servant a discerning(A) heart to govern your people and to distinguish(B) between right and wrong. For who is able(C) to govern this great people of yours?”
1 Kings 3:9
English Standard Version
1 Kings 3:9
English Standard Version
9 (A)Give your servant therefore an understanding mind (B)to govern your people, that I may (C)discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?”
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1 Kings 3:9
New American Standard Bible
1 Kings 3:9
New American Standard Bible
9 So (A)give Your servant [a]an understanding heart to judge Your people, (B)to discern between good and evil. For who is capable of judging this [b]great people of Yours?”
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- 1 Kings 3:9 Or a heart that listens
- 1 Kings 3:9 Lit heavy
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