Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
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Gill's Exposition
And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked,.... That is, intended to give him, and now promised it, and was about to bestow it on him:
both riches and honour; the former through the…
Barnes' Notes
A wise and an understanding heart - Solomon’s wisdom seems to have been both moral and intellectual (see 1Ki 4:29-34). But it was moral wisdom alone which he requested, and which was promised him. The…
Adam Clarke
I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart - I have given thee a capacious mind, one capable of knowing much: make a proper use of thy powers, under the direction of my Spirit, and thou shalt…
We have here an account of a gracious visit which God paid to Solomon, and the communion he had with God in it, which put a greater honour upon Solomon than all the wealth and power of his kingdom…
Cambridge Bible
according to thy words The Hebrew is singular, and there seems no gain in the English plural.
so that there was none It is more agreeable to the English idiom in this sense to render -there hath been…
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