2 Chronicles 1:11

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“And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honor, 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:”

KJV · English

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📖 English

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:

DARBY

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

DRB

And God said to Solomon: Because this choice hath pleased thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, and wealth, and glory, nor the lives of them that hate thee, nor many days of life: but hast asked wisdom and knowledge, to be able to judge my people, over which I have made thee king,

JPS

And God said to Solomon: "Because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, 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;

KJV

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honor, 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:

LXX Brenton

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked great wealth, nor glory, nor the life of thine enemies, and thou hast not asked long life; but hast asked for thyself wisdom and understanding, that thou mightest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:

WEB

God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of those who hate you, neither yet have asked long life; but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king:

YLT

And God saith to Solomon, `Because that this hath been with thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, and honour, and the life of those hating thee, and also many days hast not asked, and dost ask for thyself wisdom and knowledge, so that thou dost judge My people over which I have caused thee to reign --

📖 French

CRAMPON

Dieu dit à Salomon: «Parce que c’est là ce qui est dans ton cœur, et que tu n’as pas demandé ni des richesses, ni des biens, ni de la gloire, ni la mort de tes ennemis, et que même tu n’as pas demandé de longs jours, et que tu as demandé pour toi la sagesse et l’intelligence pour juger mon peuple sur lequel je t’ai fait régner, la sagesse et l’intelligence te sont données.

DARBY_FR

Et Dieu dit à Salomon: Parce que c'est cela qui était dans ton coeur, et que tu n'as pas demandé des richesses, des biens, et de la gloire, ni la vie de ceux qui te haïssent, et que tu n'as pas non plus demandé de longs jours, mais que tu as demandé pour toi de la sagesse et de la connaissance afin de pouvoir juger mon peuple sur lequel je t'ai établi roi,

LS1910

Dieu dit à Salomon: Puisque c'est là ce qui est dans ton coeur, puisque tu ne demandes ni des richesses, ni des biens, ni de la gloire, ni la mort de tes ennemis, ni même une longue vie, et que tu demandes pour toi de la sagesse et de l'intelligence afin de juger mon peuple sur lequel je t'ai fait régner,

📖 German

LUT1545

Da sprach Gott zu Salomo: Weil du das im Sinne hast und hast nicht um Reichtum, noch um Gut, noch um Ehre, noch um deiner Feinde Seelen, noch um langes Leben gebeten, sondern hast um Weisheit und Erkenntnis gebeten, daß du mein Volk richten mögest, darüber ich dich zum Könige gemacht habe,

LUT1912

Da sprach Gott zu Salomo: Weil du das im Sinn hast und hast nicht um Reichtum noch um Gut noch um Ehre noch um deiner Feinde Seele noch um langes Leben gebeten, sondern hast um Weisheit und Erkenntnis gebeten, daß du mein Volk richten mögst, darüber ich dich zum König gemacht habe,

📖 Greek

Codex Alexandrinus

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ θεὸς πρὸς σαλωμων ἀνθ' ὧν ἐγένετο τοῦτο ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου καὶ οὐκ ᾐτήσω πλοῦτον χρημάτων οὐδὲ δόξαν οὐδὲ τὴν ψυχὴν τῶν ὑπεναντίων καὶ ἡμέρας πολλὰς οὐκ ᾐτήσω καὶ ᾔτησας σεαυτῷ σοφίαν καὶ σύνεσιν ὅπως κρίνῃς τὸν λαόν μου ἐφ' ὃν ἐβασίλευσά σε ἐπ' αὐτόν

📖 Hebrew

Leningrad Codex

וַיֹּאמֶר־אֱלֹהִים לִשְׁלֹמֹה יַעַן אֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה זֹאת עִם־לְבָבֶךָ וְלֹא־שָׁאַלְתָּ עֹשֶׁר נְכָסִים וְכָבוֹד וְאֵת נֶפֶשׁ שֹׂנְאֶיךָ וְגַם־יָמִים רַבִּים לֹא שָׁאָלְתָּ וַתִּשְׁאַל־לְךָ חָכְמָה וּמַדָּע אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁפּוֹט אֶת־עַמִּי אֲשֶׁר הִמְלַכְתִּיךָ עָלָיו׃ ‬

📖 Italian

Diodati1885

E Iddio disse a Salomone: Perciocchè tu hai avuto questo in cuore, e non hai chieste ricchezze, nè facoltà, nè gloria, nè la vita de’ tuoi nemici; nè anche hai chiesta lunga vita; anzi hai chiesta sapienza, e scienza, per poter giudicare il mio popolo, sopra il quale io ti ho costituito re,

📖 Polish

Gdansk

Tedy rzekł Bóg do Salomona: Dlatego, iżeś to miał w sercu swem, a nie prosiłeś o bogactwa, o majętności, i o sławę, aniś prosił o wytracenie tych, co cię nienawidzą, aniś też prosił o długie życie, aleś sobie prosił o mądrość i umiejętność, abyś sądził lud mój, nad którymem cię postanowił królem:

📖 Portuguese

ALM1628

Então Deus disse a Salomão: Porquanto houve isto no teu coração, e não pediste riquezas, bens, ou honra, nem a morte dos que te odeiam, nem tampouco pediste muitos dias de vida, mas pediste para ti sabedoria e conhecimento, para poderes julgar a meu povo, sobre o qual te constituí rei,

ALM1753

Então Deus disse a Salomão: Porquanto houve isto no teu coração, e não pediste riquezas, bens ou honra, nem a morte dos que te odeiam, nem tampouco pediste muitos dias de vida, mas pediste para ti sabedoria e conhecimento para poderes julgar o meu povo, sobre o qual te fiz reinar,

📖 Spanish

BO1569

Y dijo Dios a Salomón: Por cuanto esto fue en tu corazón, que no pediste riquezas, hacienda, o gloria, ni la vida de los que te quieren mal, ni pediste muchos días, sino que has pedido para ti sabiduría y ciencia para poder juzgar a mi pueblo, sobre el cual te he puesto por rey,

RV1909

Y dijo Dios á Salomón: Por cuanto esto fué en tu corazón, que no pediste riquezas, hacienda, ó gloria, ni el alma de los que te quieren mal, ni pediste muchos días, sino que has pedido para ti sabiduría y ciencia para juzgar mi pueblo, sobre el cual te he puesto por rey,

RVA

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Classic Italian Protestant Bible translation.

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Historic Polish Catholic Bible translated by Jakub Wujek.

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English translation of the Greek Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Brenton.

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