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1 Kings 3:28

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3:28When all Israel heard about the judicial decision which the king had rendered, they respected50 the king, for they realized51 that he possessed supernatural wisdom52 to make judicial decisions.

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1 Kings 3:28: And all Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice.

Footnotes

  1. 50 Heb “feared,” perhaps in the sense, “stood in awe of.”
  2. 51 Heb “saw.”
  3. 52 Heb “the wisdom of God within him.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And all Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom from God to administer justice.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

All Israel heard about the judgment the king had given, and they stood in awe of the king because they saw that God’s wisdom was in him to carry out justice.

NLTNew Living Translation

When all Israel heard the king’s decision, the people were in awe of the king, for they saw the wisdom God had given him for rendering justice.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

When all of Israel heard the judgment that the king had rendered, they stood in awe of the king, because they realized that the wisdom of God was in him to execute justice.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.