1 Kings 3:13
in 1 Kings 3Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal.
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ASV
And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and honor, so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee, all thy days.
KJV
And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
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This verse in 1 Kings 3
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAll thy days - Whereby he signifies that these gifts of God were not transient, as they were in Saul, but such as should abide with him whilst he lived.
This site's exposition
given thee that which thou hast not asked
on 1 Kings 3:13-15
Riches and honour are added though Solomon never asked for them, a shape the commentators set beside Matthew 6:33, seek first the kingdom and all these things shall be added, a likeness they draw between the two prayers rather than a claim the text itself makes. The promise of long life carries one condition, if thou wilt walk in my ways, and the book's later chapters show exactly how that condition plays out. Solomon wakes to find it was a dream, then goes to Jerusalem, stands before the ark, and offers burnt and peace offerings before feasting the whole court, moving in one scene from the high place at Gibeon to the ark already resting in the city of David.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), and it was promised that in these he should as much exceed his predecessors, his successors, and all his neighbours, as in wisdom. These also are God's gift, and, as far as is good for them, are promised to all that seek first the kingdom of God and the righteousness thereof, Matt. vi.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
A striking illustration of that law of the divine government to which Christ referred (marginal reference).
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
And if you will go in My ways, etc., I will lengthen your days. The wealth and the honor for which I did not impose any conditions in my Torah to give to the king, I will give you whether deserving or not.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְגַ֨ם | vegam | and also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾasher | [that] which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| שָׁאַ֙לְתָּ֙ | shaalta | you asked for | H7592 → | 171 times |
| נָתַ֣תִּי | natati | I give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָ֔ךְ | lakh | to you | ||
| גַּם־ | gam- | both | H1571 → | 769 times |
| עֹ֖שֶׁר | ʾosher | wealth | H6239 → | 37 times |
| גַּם־ | gam- | as well as | H1571 → | 769 times |
| כָּב֑וֹד | kavod | honor | H3519 → | |
| אֲ֠שֶׁר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הָיָ֨ה | hayah | he has been | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כָמ֥וֹךָ | khamokha | like you | H3644 → | 143 times |
| אִ֛ישׁ | ʾish | anyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| בַּמְּלָכִ֖ים | bamelakhim | among the kings | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יָמֶֽיךָ׃ | yameikha | days your | H3117 → | 2304 times |
וְגַ֨םand also
vegamH1571 →769 times
אֲשֶׁ֤ר[that] which
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
שָׁאַ֙לְתָּ֙you asked for
shaaltaH7592 →171 times
נָתַ֣תִּיI give
natatiH5414 →2011 times
לָ֔ךְto you
lakh
גַּם־both
gam-H1571 →769 times
עֹ֖שֶׁרwealth
ʾosherH6239 →37 times
גַּם־as well as
gam-H1571 →769 times
כָּב֑וֹדhonor
kavodH3519 →
אֲ֠שֶׁרthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
הָיָ֨הhe has been
hayahH1961 →3559 times
כָמ֥וֹךָlike you
khamokhaH3644 →143 times
אִ֛ישׁanyone
ʾishH376 →1663 times
בַּמְּלָכִ֖יםamong the kings
bamelakhimH4428 →2525 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
יָמֶֽיךָ׃days your
yameikhaH3117 →2304 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
it leads to
- Luke 12:31
But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
- Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- John 6:27
Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of…
- Psalms 34:9–10
Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
- Psalms 84:11–12
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Luke 12:31
Through
Ephesians 3:20Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
- Romans 4:21
being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.
- Jeremiah 32:27
“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?
- 2 Corinthians 9:8
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Kings
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.