Proverbs 31:1
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- 1 Nothing else is known about King Lemuel aside from this mention in the book of Proverbs. Jewish legend identifies him as Solomon, making this advice from his mother Bathsheba; but there is no evidence for that. The passage is the only direct address to a king in the book of Proverbs—something that was the norm in wisdom literature of the ancient world (Leah L. Brunner, “King and Commoner in Proverbs and Near Eastern Sources,” Dor le Dor 10 [1982]: 210–19; Brunner argues that the advice is religious and not secular).
- 2 Some English versions take the Hebrew noun translated “oracle” here as a place name specifying the kingdom of King Lemuel; cf. “king of Massa”; “King Lemuel of Massa.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him:
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The sayings of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The words of King Lemuel,
a pronouncement that his mother taught him:
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The sayings of King Lemuel contain this message, which his mother taught him.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The words of Lemuel, the king—an oracle
that his mother taught him:
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The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
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