1 Kings 3:12
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
קוּם
anyone will arise
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קוּם
To arise, to stand up, to establish. Quwm. Arise shine for your light has come. God calls His people to get up. Passivity is not the posture of those who carry His glory.
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עָשָׂה
I do
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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הִנֵּה
here!
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הִנֵּה
Behold, look, see. Hinneh. The word used to get attention. Behold I stand at the door and knock. God is always trying to get our attention.
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לֵב
a heart
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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נָתַן
I give
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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כְּמוֹ
like/ you
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כְּמוֹ
a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, so
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חָכָם
wise
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חָכָם
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
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