1 Kings 3:7

5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.

8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.
KJV
And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.
WEB
Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father. I am just a little child. I don’t know how to go out or come in.
ASV
And now, O Jehovah my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child; I know not how to go out or come in.
DARBY
And now, Jehovah my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father; and I am but a little child: I know not to go out and to come in.
BLB
And now, O YHWH my God, You have made Your servant to reign in place of David my father, and I [am] a little child. I do not know going out or coming in.
ÅB
Nå har du da, Herre min Gud, gjort din tjener til konge i min far Davids sted; men jeg er bare en ungdom og vet ikke hvordan jeg skal bære meg at i ett og alt.
OTB
Nå, Herre min Gud, du har gjort din tjener til konge i stedet for min far David, men jeg er bare et lite barn; jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal gå ut eller komme inn.
B1930
Nu har du da, Herre min Gud, gjort din tjener til konge i min far Davids sted; men jeg er bare en ungdom og vet ikke hvorledes jeg skal bære mig at i ett og alt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Chronicles 29:1

    Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

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  • Numbers 27:17

    Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd.

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  • Jeremiah 1:6

    Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

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  • Matthew 18:3–4

    And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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  • Daniel 4:32

    And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

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  • 2 Samuel 5:2

    Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.

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  • Job 32:6–8

    And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.

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  • Psalms 121:8

    The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

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