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OET (OET-RV) Yahweh was very pleased that Shelomoh had requested that
OET-LV And_good the_word in/on_both_eyes_of my_master (cmp) he_had_asked Shəlomoh DOM the_thing the_this.
UHB וַיִּיטַ֥ב הַדָּבָ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י אֲדֹנָ֑י כִּ֚י שָׁאַ֣ל שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃ ‡
(vayyīţaⱱ haddāⱱār bəˊēynēy ʼₐdonāy kiy shāʼal shəlomoh ʼet-haddāⱱār hazzeh.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ ἤρεσεν ἐνώπιον Κυρίου, ὅτι ᾐτῄσατο Σαλωμὼν τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο.
(Kai aʸresen enōpion Kuriou, hoti aʸtaʸsato Salōmōn to ɽaʸma touto. )
BrTr And it was pleasing before the Lord, that Solomon asked this thing.
ULT And the thing was good in the eyes of the Lord, that Solomon had requested this thing.
UST Yahweh was very pleased that Solomon had requested that.
BSB § Now it pleased the Lord [fn] that Solomon had made this request.
3:10 Hebrew Adonai; also in verse 15
OEB And it pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing.
WEBBE This request pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET The Lord was pleased that Solomon made this request.
LSV And the thing is good in the eyes of the Lord, that Solomon has asked this thing,
FBV The Lord considered that what Solomon asked for was good.
T4T Yahweh was very pleased that Solomon had requested that.
LEB The word was good in the eyes of the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing.
BBE Now these words and Solomon's request were pleasing to the Lord.
Moff No Moff 1KI book available
JPS And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.
ASV And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
DRA And the word was pleasing to the Lord that Solomon had asked such a thing.
YLT And the thing is good in the eyes of the Lord, that Solomon hath asked this thing,
Drby And the word pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
RV And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
Wbstr And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.
KJB-1769 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
KJB-1611 And the speach pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.
(And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.)
Bshps And this pleased the Lorde well that Solomon had desired this thing,
(And this pleased the Lord well that Solomon had desired this thing,)
Gnva And this pleased the Lord well, that Salomon had desired this thing.
Cvdl This pleased the LORDE well, that Salomon axed soch a peticion.
(This pleased the LORD well, that Salomon asked such a peticion.)
Wycl Therfor the world pleside bifore the Lord, that Salomon hadde axid sich a thing.
(Therefore the world pleased before the Lord, that Salomon had axid such a thing.)
Luth Das gefiel dem HErr’s wohl, daß Salomo um ein solches bat.
(The liked to_him LORD’s wohl, that Salomo around/by/for a such bat.)
ClVg Placuit ergo sermo coram Domino, quod Salomon postulasset hujuscemodi rem.
(Placuit therefore sermo before Master, that Salomon postulasset of_this_kind rem. )
3:4-15 God’s gift of wisdom to Solomon is narrated as a chiasm (a symmetrical arrangement in which sections A and B are mirrored by sections B’ and A’), drawing the focus in on Solomon’s transaction with the Lord: A: While he sacrificed at Gibeon . . . the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream (3:4-5). B: Solomon prayed for wisdom to govern his people equitably and efficiently (3:6-9). B’: The Lord favorably answered his request and granted additional blessings (3:10-14). A’: Solomon awoke from the dream and offered additional sacrifices to the Lord (3:15).
Solomon’s Wisdom
When God gave Solomon the opportunity to ask for anything he wanted, Solomon chose wisdom, so that he could “govern [God’s] people well and know the difference between right and wrong” (1 Kgs 3:9). In response to this unselfish choice, God granted the wisdom he desired (3:12) and the rewards of its proper use (3:13-14; 2 Chr 1:14-17).
Solomon’s subsequent behavior provided immediate evidence of his wisdom. He resolved an argument over a child with such insight that the people were “in awe of the king” (1 Kgs 3:16-28). Later, the queen of Sheba came to test him with difficult questions and found his wisdom exceeding all that she had heard about it (10:1-9). His administration (4:1-28), his diplomacy (5:1-9), his building projects (5:10–7:51), and his commerce (9:26-28; 10:14-29) all demonstrated his wisdom. Solomon accumulated vast knowledge (4:29-33) and wrote proverbs (much of the book of Proverbs), songs (Pss 72; 127), love poetry (the Song of Songs), and philosophical literature (Ecclesiastes). He used his wisdom to build the Temple (2 Chr 2:12), even as Bezalel had previously been endowed with wisdom to build the Tabernacle (Exod 31:1-3).
Jesus noted Solomon’s great wisdom and reminded his hearers that someone even greater than Solomon was among them (Matt 12:42). Jesus is the true wisdom of God in whom one can find ultimate wisdom (1 Cor 1:24). A life of wisdom is centered in Christ (1 Cor 1:18-25; Col 3:16; 2 Pet 3:18) and in Scripture (2 Tim 3:14-17).
Passages for Further Study
Exod 31:1-6; 1 Kgs 3:5-14; 3:16-28; 4:29-34; 5:2-7; 10:1-13; 2 Chr 1:7-12; Pss 72:1-20; 111:10; 127:1-5; Eccl 12:9-14; Isa 11:1-5; Jer 9:23-24; Matt 12:42; Jas 1:5