1 Kings 3:10

Contemporary English Version

God said: Solomon, I'm pleased that you asked for this. You could have asked to live a long time or to be rich. Or you could have asked for your enemies to be destroyed. Instead, you asked for wisdom to make right decisions.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Now it pleased the Lord that Solomon had requested this.

Hebrew Names Version
The speech pleased the Lord, that Shlomo had asked this thing.

King James Version
And the speech pleased the Lord , that Solomon had asked this thing.

English Standard Version
It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this.

New Century Version
The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked this.

New English Translation
The Lord was pleased that Solomon made this request.

Amplified Bible
Now it pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing.

New American Standard Bible
Now it was pleasing in the sight of the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And this pleased the Lorde wel, that Salomon had desired this thing.

Legacy Standard Bible
And it was pleasing in the sight of the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing.

Complete Jewish Bible
What Shlomo had said in making this request pleased Adonai.

Darby Translation
And the word pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord was happy that Solomon asked for wisdom.

George Lamsa Translation
And it pleased the LORD because Solomon had asked this thing.

Good News Translation
The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this,

Lexham English Bible
The word was good in the eyes of the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing.

Literal Translation
And the word was good in the eyes of the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
This pleased the LORDE well, that Salomon axed soch a peticion.

American Standard Version
And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

Bible in Basic English
Now these words and Solomon's request were pleasing to the Lord.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And this pleased the Lorde well that Solomon had desired this thing,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.

King James Version (1611)
And the speach pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it was pleasing before the Lord, that Solomon asked this thing.

English Revised Version
And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

Berean Standard Bible
Now it pleased the Lord that Solomon had made this request.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the world pleside bifore the Lord, that Salomon hadde axid sich a thing.

Young's Literal Translation
And the thing is good in the eyes of the Lord, that Solomon hath asked this thing,

Update Bible Version
And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

World English Bible
The speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

New King James Version
The speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.

New Living Translation
The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for wisdom.

New Life Bible
It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this.

New Revised Standard
It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the thing was good in the eyes of the Lord, - that Solomon had asked this thing;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word was pleasing to the Lord, that Solomon had asked such a thing.

Revised Standard Version
It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this.

THE MESSAGE
God, the Master, was delighted with Solomon's response. And God said to him, "Because you have asked for this and haven't grasped after a long life, or riches, or the doom of your enemies, but you have asked for the ability to lead and govern well, I'll give you what you've asked for—I'm giving you a wise and mature heart. There's never been one like you before; and there'll be no one after. As a bonus, I'm giving you both the wealth and glory you didn't ask for—there's not a king anywhere who will come up to your mark. And if you stay on course, keeping your eye on the life-map and the God-signs as your father David did, I'll also give you a long life."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
It was pleasing in the sight of the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing.

Contextual Overview

⁵ One night while Solomon was in Gibeon, the Lord God appeared to him in a dream and said, "Solomon, ask for anything you want, and I will give it to you." ⁶ Solomon answered: My father David, your servant, was honest and did what you commanded. You were always loyal to him, and you gave him a son who is now king. ⁷ Lord God, I'm your servant, and you've made me king in my father's place. But I'm very young and know so little about being a leader. ⁸ And now I must rule your chosen people, even though there are too many of them to count. ⁹ Please make me wise and teach me the difference between right and wrong. Then I will know how to rule your people. If you don't, there is no way I could rule this great nation of yours. ¹⁰God said: Solomon, I'm pleased that you asked for this. You could have asked to live a long time or to be rich. Or you could have asked for your enemies to be destroyed. Instead, you asked for wisdom to make right decisions. ¹² So I'll make you wiser than anyone who has ever lived or ever will live. ¹³ I'll also give you what you didn't ask for. You'll be rich and respected as long as you live, and you'll be greater than any other king. ¹⁴ If you obey me and follow my commands, as your father David did, I'll let you live a long time. ¹⁵ Solomon woke up and realized that God had spoken to him in the dream. He went back to Jerusalem and stood in front of the sacred chest, where he offered sacrifices to please the Lord and sacrifices to ask his blessing. Then Solomon gave a feast for his officials.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

pleased: Proverbs 15:8

Cross-References

Genesis 2:25
Although the man and his wife were both naked, they were not ashamed.

Genesis 3:7
Right away they saw what they had done, and they realized they were naked. Then they sewed fig leaves together to make something to cover themselves.

Genesis 3:17
The Lord said to the man, "You listened to your wife and ate fruit from that tree. And so, the ground will be under a curse because of what you did. As long as you live, you will have to struggle to grow enough food.

Genesis 3:18
Your food will be plants, but the ground will produce thorns and thistles.

Exodus 3:6
I am the God who was worshiped by your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." Moses was afraid to look at God, and so he hid his face.

Exodus 32:25
Moses knew that the people were out of control and that it was Aaron's fault. And now they had made fools of themselves in front of their enemies.

Job 23:15
Merely the thought of God All-Powerful

Psalms 119:120
I tremble all over when I think of you and the way you judge.

Isaiah 33:14
Those terrible sinners on Mount Zion tremble as they ask in fear, "How can we possibly live where a raging fire never stops burning?"

Isaiah 47:3
You will suffer the shame of going naked, because I will take revenge, and no one can escape.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. Understanding in the affairs of civil government; since he had respect not to his own private benefit and advantage, but the good of the people he governed, and the honour and glory of God, who had set him over them, they being his chosen people, and whose vicegerent he was.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Although Solomon’s choice was made “in a dream” 1 Kings 3:5, we must regard it as springing from his will in some degree, and therefore as indicative of his moral character.