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Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this your great people?
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Commentators explain that Solomon's request for an 'understanding heart' was not for general knowledge, but for practical, judicial wisdom. He specifically sought the ability to discern 'between good and bad' in the sense of right and wrong in legal cases, which was a primary duty of an ancient king.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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