1 Reyes 3:11

11 Y Dios le dijo: Porque has pedido esto y no has pedido para ti larga vida, ni has pedido para ti riquezas, ni has pedido la vida de tus enemigos, sino que has pedido para ti inteligencia para administrar justicia,

1 Reyes 3:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 3:11

And God said unto him
Being yet in a dream:

because thou hast asked this thing;
wisdom for government:

and hast not asked for thyself long life;
which is naturally desired by men, and always reckoned a great temporal blessing, and especially to be wished for by a king living in great pomp and splendour:

neither hast asked riches for thyself;
to support his grandeur; for though David his father had left him much, yet not for himself, but for the building of the temple:

nor hast asked the life of thine enemies;
victory over them, and to have it in his power to take away their lives when he pleased; which kings, and especially tyrants, are desirous of, such as are ambitious, haughty, and revengeful:

but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
where the right of a cause lay, that so he might make a right judgment of it, and pass a righteous sentence, a sentence not to the injury of any.

1 Reyes 3:11 In-Context

9 Da, pues, a tu siervo un corazón con entendimiento para juzgar a tu pueblo y para discernir entre el bien y el mal. Pues ¿quién será capaz de juzgar a este pueblo tuyo tan grande?

10 Y fue del agrado a los ojos del Señor que Salomón pidiera esto.

11 Y Dios le dijo: Porque has pedido esto y no has pedido para ti larga vida, ni has pedido para ti riquezas, ni has pedido la vida de tus enemigos, sino que has pedido para ti inteligencia para administrar justicia,

12 he aquí, he hecho conforme a tus palabras. He aquí, te he dado un corazón sabio y entendido, de modo que no ha habido ninguno como tú antes de ti, ni se levantará ninguno como tú después de ti.

13 También te he dado lo que no has pedido, tanto riquezas como gloria, de modo que no habrá entre los reyes ninguno como tú en todos tus días.