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So (A)give Your slave a listening heart to judge Your people (B)to discern between good and evil. For who is able to [a]judge this glorious people of Yours?”

10 [b]And it was pleasing in the sight of the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing. 11 And God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing and have (C)not asked for yourself [c]long life, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself discernment to listen to justice,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 3:9 Or do justice for
  2. 1 Kings 3:10 Lit the thing
  3. 1 Kings 3:11 Lit many days