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1 Kings 4

1 R. 4:29 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And 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
gave
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
Solomon
Shlomoh (Hebrew #8010)
peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor
KJV usage: Solomon.
Pronounce: shel-o-mo'
Origin: from 7965
p wisdom
chokmah (Hebrew #2451)
wisdom (in a good sense)
KJV usage: skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
Pronounce: khok-maw'
Origin: from 2449
and understanding
tabuwn (Hebrew #8394)
or towbunah {to-boo-naw'}; from 995; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
KJV usage: discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.
Pronounce: taw-boon'
Origin: and (feminine) tbuwnah {teb-oo-naw'}
exceeding
m`od (Hebrew #3966)
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
KJV usage: diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), X louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very (+ much, sore), well.
Pronounce: meh-ode'
Origin: from the same as 181
much
rabah (Hebrew #7235)
to increase (in whatever respect)
KJV usage: (bring in) abundance (X -antly), + archer (by mistake for 7232), be in authority, bring up, X continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, X -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), X process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
Pronounce: raw-baw'
Origin: a primitive root
, and largeness
rochab (Hebrew #7341)
width (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.
Pronounce: ro'-khab
Origin: from 7337
of heart
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
, even as the sand
chowl (Hebrew #2344)
sand (as round or whirling particles)
KJV usage: sand.
Pronounce: khole
Origin: from 2342
that is on the sea
yam (Hebrew #3220)
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south
KJV usage: sea (X -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
Pronounce: yawm
Origin: from an unused root meaning to roar
shore
saphah (Hebrew #8193)
probably from 5595 or 8192 through the idea of termination (compare 5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
KJV usage: band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, ((sea-))shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
Pronounce: saw-faw'
Origin: or (in dual and plural) sepheth {sef-eth'}
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God.
1 R. 3:12,28• 12He aquí lo he hecho conforme á tus palabras: he aquí que te he dado corazón sabio y entendido, tanto que no haya habido antes de ti otro como tú, ni después de ti se levantará otro como tú.
28Y todo Israel oyó aquel juicio que había dado el rey: y temieron al rey, porque vieron que había en él sabiduría de Dios para juzgar.
(1 R. 3:12,28)
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1 R. 10:23‑24• 23Así excedía el rey Salomón á todos los reyes de la tierra en riquezas y en sabiduría.
24Toda la tierra procuraba ver la cara de Salomón, para oir su sabiduría, la cual Dios había puesto en su corazón.
(1 R. 10:23‑24)
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2 Cr. 1:10‑12• 10Dame ahora sabiduría y ciencia, para salir y entrar delante de este pueblo: porque ¿quién podrá juzgar este tu pueblo tan grande?
11Y 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,
12Sabiduría y ciencia te es dada; y también te daré riquezas, hacienda, y gloria, cual nunca hubo en los reyes que han sido antes de ti, ni después de ti habrá tal.
(2 Cr. 1:10‑12)
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Sal. 119:34• 34Dame entendimiento, y guardaré tu ley; Y la observaré de todo corazón. (Sal. 119:34)
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Pr. 2:6• 6Porque Jehová da la sabiduría, Y de su boca viene el conocimiento y la inteligencia. (Pr. 2:6)
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Ec. 1:16• 16Hablé yo con mi corazón, diciendo: He aquí hállome yo engrandecido, y he crecido en sabiduría sobre todos los que fueron antes de mí en Jerusalem; y mi corazón ha percibido muchedumbre de sabiduría y ciencia. (Ec. 1:16)
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Ec. 2:26• 26Porque al hombre que le agrada, Dios le da sabiduría y ciencia y gozo, mas al pecador da trabajo, el que allegue y amontone, para que dé al que agrada á Dios. También esto es vanidad y aflicción de espíritu. (Ec. 2:26)
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Stg. 1:5,17• 5Y si alguno de vosotros tiene falta de sabiduría, demándela á Dios, el cual da á todos abundantemente, y no zahiere; y le será dada.
17Toda buena dádiva y todo don perfecto es de lo alto, que desciende del Padre de las luces, en el cual no hay mudanza, ni sombra de variación.
(Stg. 1:5,17)
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Stg. 3:17• 17Mas la sabiduría que es de lo alto, primeramente es pura, después pacífica, modesta, benigna, llena de misericordia y de buenos frutos, no juzgadora, no fingida. (Stg. 3:17)
largeness.
as the sand.
 {v.29-34} that which characterizes this universal dominion above all was its moral aspect, much more glorious than its material aspect. (The Glory of the Kingdom: 1 Kings 4 by H.L. Rossier)
 Understanding is the capacity to take in and to appropriate the thoughts of God in such a way that one is able to communicate them to others. (The Glory of the Kingdom: 1 Kings 4 by H.L. Rossier)
 “largeness of heart even as the sand that is on the sea shore,” a heart capable of embracing all his people (cf. 1 Kings 4:20), identifying Israel with himself, providing all their needs according to his love, responding to all their interests and making them his own. (The Glory of the Kingdom: 1 Kings 4 by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And God gave Solomon wisdom and very great understanding and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.