1 Chronicles 22:12

Wisdom Prayer Obedience Serving others

¹⁰ He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’

¹¹ Now, my son, may the LORD be with you, and may you succeed in building the house of the LORD your God, as He said you would.

Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.

¹³ Then you will succeed, if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.

¹⁴ Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.
KJV: Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
WEB: May the LORD give you discretion and understanding, and put you in charge of Israel, so that you may keep the law of the LORD your God.
ASV: Only Jehovah give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel; that so thou mayest keep the law of Jehovah thy God.
DARBY: Only, Jehovah give thee wisdom and understanding, and place thee over Israel, and to keep the law of Jehovah thy God.
BLB: Only may YHWH give to you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel, that you may keep the law of YHWH your God.

ÅB: Bare Herren vil gi deg visdom og forstand og sette deg over Israel, og du må holde Herrens, din Guds lov.
OTB: Måtte Herren bare gi deg innsikt og forståelse,
og gi deg kommando over Israel,
så du kan holde Herrens din Guds lov.
B1930: Bare Herren vil gi dig visdom og forstand og sette dig over Israel, og du må holde Herrens, din Guds lov.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

James 1:5
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
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1 Kings 3:9–12
Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
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Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
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2 Chronicles 1:10
Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
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1 John 2:3
By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
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Psalms 72:1
Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
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Luke 21:15
For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
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Proverbs 2:6–7
For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
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