Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this great people of yours?”
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Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this great people of yours?”
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Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?
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Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this Thy people, that is so great?'
Cross-references (12)
Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 1:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 3:9 Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”
- Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.
- Proverbs 2:2-6 so as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding; if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures: then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God. For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
- 2 Samuel 5:2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led Israel out and in. Yahweh said to you, ‘You will be shepherd of my people Israel, and you will be prince over Israel.’ ”
- Psalms 119:34 Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.
- Psalms 119:73 Your hands have made me and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
- Proverbs 3:13-18 Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding. For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her. Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains her.
- James 1:5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
- Numbers 27:17 who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in, that the congregation of Yahweh may not be as sheep which have no shepherd.”
- 2 Corinthians 3:5 not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God,
- Deuteronomy 31:2 He said to them, “I am one hundred twenty years old today. I can no more go out and come in. Yahweh has said to me, ‘You shall not go over this Jordan.’
- 2 Corinthians 2:16 to the one a stench from death to death, to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain That I may govern this people, read 1 Chron.…
That I may govern this people, read 1 Chron. 27:1 and 1 Kings 3:7.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 1:10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that…
2Ch 1:10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, [that is so] great?
Ver. 10. Give me now wisdom and knowledge.] Knowledge to discern, and wisdom to do that which is right.
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That I may go out, &c.] See on 1Ki 3:7.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain What one man is sufficient to govern so numerous…
What one man is sufficient to govern so numerous a people?
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 1:10. Give me now wisdom and knowledge —…
2Ch 1:10. Give me now wisdom and knowledge — Like a genuine son of David and Abraham, he chose spiritual blessings rather than temporal. That I may go out and come in before this people — This is a proverbial speech for governing the people both at home and abroad, in peace and war. See Num 27:17; Deu 31:2. For who can judge this thy people, that is so great? — Among such a numerous people he knew there would be so many, and so various, and, many times, difficult cases brought before him, that it would be impossible for him to hear them and judge aright, without wisdom more than human. See note on 1Ki 3:9.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain People, as a king ought to do. (Menochius)
People, as a king ought to do. (Menochius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. go out and come in] The phrase denotes…
10. go out and come in] The phrase denotes the transaction of business of all kinds.
judge] Although every village by its headmen dispensed its own justice to its inhabitants, yet enough cases too hard for local decision remained over to make the king’s judicial functions of very great importance; cp. 2Sa_14:4 ff; 2Sa_15:2-4.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) Give me now wisdom and knowledge.—Now wisdom and…
(10) Give me now wisdom and knowledge.—Now wisdom and knowledge give thou me; a petition co-ordinate with that of 2Ch_1:9 : “Now, O Lord God,” &c. The clause answers to 1Ki_3:9. The word rendered “knowledge” (madda’) is late, and occurs besides only in Dan_1:4; Dan_1:17; Ecc_10:20.
That I may go out and come in before this people.—See 1Ki_3:7; Num_27:17; Deu_31:2.
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For who can judge.—The simple impf.; Kings has, “who is able to judge?”
This thy people, that is so great (gâdôl).—Kings: “This thy numerous (kôbçd) people.” For the king as judge comp. 1Sa_8:20.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Give me now wisdom and knowledge. The force of…
Give me now wisdom and knowledge. The force of the opening of this verse, and the relation of it to the former, are both prejudiced by the "now" (hT) being deposed from its right position as the first word in the verse. For the rest of this verse, the parallel passage has "an understanding heart" in place of our "wisdom and knowledge; " and "that I may discern between good and bad," in place of our that I may go out and come in before this people . In using the words, "wisdom and knowledge," Solomon seems to have remembered well the prayer of his father. (1Ch_22:12) (For the pedigree of the simple and effective phrase, "know how to go out and come in," (see Num_27:17; Deu_31:2; 1Sa_18:13, 1Sa_18:16; 2Sa_3:25) It is at the same time refreshing to revisit the times when the most exalted nominal ruler was also the real ruler, as being the leader, the judge, the teacher in the highest sense, and "the feeder" of his people. Nor is it less refreshing to notice how, in Israel at least, the fact was so well recognized and honoured, that justice and to judge just judgment lay at the deepest foundation of civil society.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 1:10 Solomon received wisdom and knowledge so he could…
1:10 Solomon received wisdom and knowledge so he could govern (Hebrew shapat) well. The word shapat, often rendered “judge” (e.g., in Judges), can also mean “govern.”
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