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وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُۥ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ ٱلْخِطَابِ﴿٢٠

Translation (Sahih International)

And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and discernment in speech.

Word-by-word meaning

وَشَدَدْنَاwashadadnāAnd We strengthened
مُلْكَهُۥmul'kahuhis kingdom
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُwaātaynāhuand We gave him
ٱلْحِكْمَةَl-ḥik'mata[the] wisdom
وَفَصْلَwafaṣlaand decisive
ٱلْخِطَابِl-khiṭābispeech

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Allah tells us that His servant and Messenger Dawud, peace be upon him, was endued with powerAl-Ayd means strength in knowledge and action. Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, As-Suddi and Ibn Zayd said, "Al-Ayd means strength." Mujahid said, "Al-Ayd means strength in obedience to Allah." Qatadah said, "Dawud, peace be upon him, was given strength in worship and the proper understanding of Islam.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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