Our next footnote from I Kings 3:5 leads us to the parallel account in 2 Chronicles of the Lord's first appearance to Solomon.
The story is largely the same, but the wording is a little different - less expressive and more generic. What Solomon asks for in this account is Wisdom and Knowledge that he might judge Israel. If it does nothing else, it adds a little to our Hebrew vocabulary as we examine what the Old Testament teaches about wisdom.
חָכְמָה
"Hokhma" - The primary term for "wisdom," also connoting "skill" and "prudence."
מַדַּע
"Madda" is one of several cognates for the verb "to know" used to mean "knowledge." It is also sometimes used to mean "thought."
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