10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, so that I may go out and come in before this people: for who is able to be the judge of this great people of yours?
To go out and come in before them and be their guide; so that the people of the Lord may not be like sheep without a keeper.
In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.
So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge; Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge; If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth; Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours. For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:
Then he said to them, I am now a hundred and twenty years old; I am no longer able to go out and come in: and the Lord has said to me, You are not to go over Jordan.
Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart.
<JOD> Your hands have made me, and given me form: give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your teaching.
Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge. For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold. She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her. Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour. Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace. She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.
The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.
To the one it is a perfume of death to death; to the other a perfume of life to life. And who is enough for such things?
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Commentary on 2 Chronicles 1 Matthew Henry Commentary
An Exposition, With Practical Observations, of
The Second Book of Chronicles
Chapter 1
In the close of the foregoing book we read how God magnified Solomon and Israel obeyed him; God and Israel concurred to honour him. Now here we have an account,
2Ch 1:1-12
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2Ch 1:13-17
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