1 Kings 3:9

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1 Kings 3:9 (WEB)
Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”

Fathers and councils · 2

Ambrose of Milan

Ambrose of Milan, On the Duties of the Clergy II.8Book II
“Solomon also himself had asked for wisdom, so that a prudent heart might be given him to hear and to judge with justice.” — editor's note: 1 [3] Kings iii. 9.
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Tertullian

Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion IV.15Book IV
“…as I have shown Him to be the defender of the poor, in order that I may prove Christ to be on the Creator’s side in this matter, even when He enriched Solomon.” — editor's note: 1 Kings iii. 5–13.
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Cross-references · 2

Psalm 37:21
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.8.
Psalm 112:5
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.8.

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VersePsalm 37:21
via On the Duties of the Clergy II.8
VersePsalm 112:5
via On the Duties of the Clergy II.8

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PassageOn the Duties of the Clergy II.8
PassageThe Five Books Against Marcion IV.15

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