Quotes About Wisdom

Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech.

The son of Ethan: Azariah.

Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.

Ahiezer their chief and Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite;

Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”

1 Chronicles 12:26

including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,

From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.

Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of hundreds and of thousands.

And because this proposal seemed right to all the people, the whole assembly agreed to it.

So David again inquired of God, who answered him, “Do not march up after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.

Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,

He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and Davidís sons were chief officials at the kingís side.

the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”

But Joab replied, “May the LORD multiply His troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of my lord? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”

And the LORD instructed Gad, Davidís seer,

So Gad went and said to David, “This is what the LORD says: ëYou must choose

And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.

Now, my son, may the LORD be with you, and may you succeed in building the house of the LORD your God, as He said you would.

Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.

Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon: