And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
When all the people of Israel heard about the decision the king had made, they were filled with respect and awe for him. They could see that God had given him wisdom to make fair judgments.
The writer is showing how Solomon's wise judgment earned him the respect of his people, who recognized that God had given him special wisdom to rule justly.
📚 Historical Context
This verse concludes the famous story of Solomon judging between two women who both claimed to be the mother of the same baby. Solomon's brilliant solution - offering to cut the baby in half to reveal the true mother - demonstrated his God-given wisdom early in his reign. This event established Solomon's reputation as a wise ruler throughout Israel.
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