1 Kings 3:28

28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged ; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.

1 Kings 3:28 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 3:28

And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had
judged
In the above case; the decision of it was divulged throughout the land, and the fame of it was spread everywhere:

and they feared the king;
reverenced him as a wise, judicious, and faithful king, and feared to do anything of a criminal nature, as perceiving that he was so sagacious and penetrating, that he would discover it quickly, and bring them to shame and punishment:

for they saw that the wisdom of God [was] in him to do judgment;
that God had put more than ordinary wisdom into him, to make a right judgment in causes that came before him, and finish them in the most just and equitable manner.

1 Kings 3:28 In-Context

26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said , O my lord, give her the living child , and in no wise slay it. But the other said , Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

27 Then the king answered and said , Give her the living child , and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged ; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.

Footnotes

• [a]. in him: Heb. in the midst of him