Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Chronicles 1:10

"Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?" — 2 Chronicles 1:10 (ASV)

Give me now wisdom and knowledge. — Now wisdom and knowledge give thou me; a petition coordinate with that of 2 Chronicles 1:9: Now, O Lord God, etc. This clause corresponds to 1 Kings 3:9. The word rendered “knowledge” (madda’) is late, and occurs elsewhere only in Daniel 1:4; Daniel 1:17; Ecclesiastes 10:20.

That I may go out and come in before this people. — See 1 Kings 3:7; Numbers 27:17; Deuteronomy 31:2.

For who can judge. — This uses the simple imperfect tense; Kings has, who is able to judge?

This thy people, that is so great (gâdôl) — Kings: This thy numerous (kôbçd) people. For the king as judge, compare 1 Samuel 8:20.