2 Chronicles 1:11

God said to Solomon, “Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, honor, or the life of those who hate you, nor yet have you asked for long life; but have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king,

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God said to Solomon, “Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, honour, or the life of those who hate you, nor yet have you asked for long life; but have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king,

BSB

God said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart instead of requesting riches or wealth or honor for yourself or death for your enemies — and since you have not even requested long life but have asked for wisdom and knowledge to govern My people over whom I have made you king —

KJV

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:

ASV

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of them that hate thee, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:

BBE

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you did not make request for money, property, or honour, or for the destruction of your haters, or for long life; but you have made request for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, so that you may be the judge of my people over whom I have made you king:

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וַיֹּאמֶר־ vai·yo·mer- and he said H559 אֱלֹהִים 'e·lo·him God H430 לִשְׁלֹמֹה lish·lo·moh to Solomon H8010 יַעַן ya·'an because H3282 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher that H834 הָיְתָה ha·ye·tah it was H1961 זֹאת zot this H2063 עִם־ 'im- with H5973 לְבָבֶךָ le·va·ve·kha heart your H3824 וְלֹא־ ve·lo·sha'- and not H3808 שָׁאַלְתָּ sha·'al·ta you have asked for H7592 עֹשֶׁר 'o·sher wealth H6239 נְכָסִים ne·kha·sim riches H5233 וְכָבוֹד ve·kha·vod and honor H3519 וְאֵת ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 נֶפֶשׁ ne·fesh [the] life of H5315 שֹׂנְאֶיךָ so·ne·'ei·kha [those who] hate you H8130 וְגַם־ ve·gam- and also H1571 יָמִים ya·mim days H3117 רַבִּים ra·bim many H7227 לֹא lo' not H3808 שָׁאָלְתָּ sha·'a·le·ta you have asked for H7592 וַתִּשְׁאַל־ va·tish·'al- and you have asked for H7592 לְךָ le·kha for yourself H9031 חָכְמָה chokh·mah wisdom H2451 וּמַדָּע u·ma·da' and knowledge H4093 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher that H834 תִּשְׁפּוֹט tish·pot you will judge H8199 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 עַמִּי 'a·mi people my H5971 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 הִמְלַכְתִּיךָ him·lakh·ti·kha I have made king you H4427 עָלָיו 'a·lav over it H5921

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.