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1 Reis 3:11

Listen to 1 Reis 3:11
11 Pelo que Deus lhe disse: Porquanto pediste isso, e não pediste para ti muitos dias, nem riquezas, nem a vida de teus inimigos, mas pediste entendimento para discernires o que é justo,

1 Reis 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.

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1 Reis 3:11 In-Context

9 Dá, pois, a teu servo um coração entendido para julgar o teu povo, para que prudentemente discirna entre o bem e o mal; porque, quem poderia julgar a este teu tão grande povo?
10 E pareceu bem aos olhos do Senhor o ter Salomão pedido tal coisa.
11 Pelo que Deus lhe disse: Porquanto pediste isso, e não pediste para ti muitos dias, nem riquezas, nem a vida de teus inimigos, mas pediste entendimento para discernires o que é justo,
12 eis que faço segundo as tuas palavras. Eis que te dou um coração tão sábio e entendido, que antes de ti teu igual não houve, e depois de ti teu igual não se levantará.
13 Também te dou o que não pediste, assim riquezas como glória; de modo que não haverá teu igual entre os reis, por todos os teus dias.
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