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Solomon said, You have showed to your servant David my father great lovingkindness, according as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you; and you have kept for him this great lovingkindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
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Start Prayer with Gratitude
Solomon begins his prayer not with his own needs, but by recounting God's history of 'great lovingkindness' to his father, David. Commentators highlight this humility and focus on God's faithfulness as a powerful model for our own prayers. Acknowledging God's past goodness builds a foundation of faith for our present requests.
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1 Kings
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 3:6
18th Century
Theologian
This great kindness—David himself had regarded this as God’s crowning mercy to him (1 Kings 1:48).
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 3:6
19th Century
Bishop
And Solomon said—On Solomon’s “wisdom,” see Note on 1 Kings 4:29. Here it is clear that the wisdom that he asks is tha…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 3:6
17th Century
Pastor
And Solomon said
In his dream; not that he dreamt he said, when he did not; but he really said, as follows:
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 3:5–15
17th Century
Minister
Solomon's dream was not a common one. While his bodily powers were locked up in sleep, the powers of his soul were strengthened; he was enabled to …