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1 Chronicles 22

1 Chron. 22:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Only the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
give
nathan (Hebrew #5414)
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
KJV usage: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander, strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.
Pronounce: naw-than'
Origin: a primitive root
o thee wisdom
sekel (Hebrew #7922)
from 7919; intelligence; by implication, success
KJV usage: discretion, knowledge, policy, prudence, sense, understanding, wisdom, wise.
Pronounce: seh'-kel
Origin: or sekel {say'-kel}
and understanding
biynah (Hebrew #998)
understanding
KJV usage: knowledge , meaning, X perfectly, understanding, wisdom.
Pronounce: bee-naw'
Origin: from 995
, and give thee charge
tsavah (Hebrew #6680)
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
KJV usage: appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
Pronounce: tsaw-vaw'
Origin: a primitive root
concerning Israel
Yisra'el (Hebrew #3478)
from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Pronounce: yis-raw-ale'
, that thou mayest keep
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
the law
towrah (Hebrew #8451)
from 3384; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
KJV usage: law.
Pronounce: to-raw'
Origin: or torah {to-raw'}
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
thy God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
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1 Kings 3:9,12• 9Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad; for who is able to judge this thy numerous people?
 12behold, I have done according to thy word: behold, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart, so that there hath been none like unto thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. (1 Kings 3:9,12)
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Psa. 72:1• 1Of Solomon.{HR}Give the king thy judgments, O God,{HR}And thy righteousness, unto the king's son. (Psa. 72:1)
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Prov. 2:6‑7• 6For Jehovah giveth wisdom;{HR}Out of his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
 7He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright,{HR}A shield to those that walk in integrity; (Prov. 2:6‑7)
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James 1:5• 5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God that giveth to all freely and reproacheth not; and it shall be given him. (James 1:5)

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Only the.
1 Kings 3:9‑12• 9Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad; for who is able to judge this thy numerous people?
 10And the word pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
 11And God said to him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life, neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself discernment to understand judgment;
 12behold, I have done according to thy word: behold, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart, so that there hath been none like unto thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. (1 Kings 3:9‑12)
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2 Chron. 1:10• 10Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great? (2 Chron. 1:10)
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Psa. 72:1• 1Of Solomon.{HR}Give the king thy judgments, O God,{HR}And thy righteousness, unto the king's son. (Psa. 72:1)
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Prov. 2:6‑7• 6For Jehovah giveth wisdom;{HR}Out of his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
 7He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright,{HR}A shield to those that walk in integrity; (Prov. 2:6‑7)
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Luke 21:15• 15for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist or reply unto. (Luke 21:15)
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James 1:5• 5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God that giveth to all freely and reproacheth not; and it shall be given him. (James 1:5)
that thou mayest.
Deut. 4:6• 6Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. (Deut. 4:6)
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1 Kings 11:1‑10• 1But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;
 2of the nations of which Jehovah had said to the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in to you; they would certainly turn away your heart after their gods: to these Solomon was attached in love.
 3And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
 4For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as was the heart of David his father.
 5For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
 6And Solomon did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and went not fully after Jehovah, as did David his father.
 7Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
 8And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
 9And Jehovah was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from Jehovah God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,
 10and had commanded him concerning this thing, not to go after other gods; but he kept not what Jehovah had commanded. (1 Kings 11:1‑10)
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Prov. 14:8• 8The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way;{HR}But the folly of fools [is] deceit. (Prov. 14:8)
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1 John 2:3• 3And herein we know that we have known him, if we keep his commandments. (1 John 2:3)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Only, Jehovah give thee wisdom and understanding, and place thee over Israel, and to keep the law of Jehovah thy God.

W. Kelly Translation

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Only, Jehovah give thee wisdom and understanding, and place thee over Israel, and to keep the law of Jehovah thy God.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)