Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. New Living Translation “Now, O LORD my God, you have made me king instead of my father, David, but I am like a little child who doesn’t know his way around. English Standard Version And now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. New American Standard Bible And now, LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet I am like a little boy; I do not know how to go out or come in. NASB 1995 “Now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. NASB 1977 “And now, O LORD my God, Thou hast made Thy servant king in place of my father David, yet I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. Legacy Standard Bible So now, O Yahweh my God, You have made Your slave king in place of my father David, yet I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. Amplified Bible So now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in place of David my father; and as for me, I am but a little boy [in wisdom and experience]; I do not know how to go out or come in [that is, how to conduct business as a king]. Christian Standard Bible “LORD my God, you have now made your servant king in my father David’s place. Yet I am just a youth with no experience in leadership. Holman Christian Standard Bible LORD my God, You have now made Your servant king in my father David’s place. Yet I am just a youth with no experience in leadership. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version LORD God, I'm your servant, and you've made me king in my father's place. But I'm very young and know so little about being a leader. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation "LORD my God, although I'm young and inexperienced, you've made me king in place of my father David. Good News Translation O LORD God, you have let me succeed my father as king, even though I am very young and don't know how to rule. International Standard Version Now, LORD my God, you have set me as king to replace my father David, but I'm still young. I don't have any leadership skills. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible Now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in my father David's place, even though I am only a young man and am inexperienced. New Heart English Bible Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father. I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible Now, Yahweh 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd now, O YHWH my God, You have caused Your servant to reign instead of my father David; and I [am] a little child, I do not know [how] to go out and to come in; Young's Literal Translation And now, O Jehovah my God, Thou hast caused thy servant to reign instead of David my father; and I am a little child, I do not know to go out and to come in; Smith's Literal Translation And now, Jehovah my God, thou madest thy servant king instead of David my father and I a little boy, shall not know to go out and come in. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd now, O Lord God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a child, and know not how to go out and come in. Catholic Public Domain Version And now, O Lord God, you have caused your servant to reign in place of David, my father. But I am a small child, and I am ignorant of my entrance and departure. New American Bible Now, LORD, my God, you have made me, your servant, king to succeed David my father; but I am a mere youth, not knowing at all how to act— New Revised Standard Version And now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David, although I am only a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd now, O LORD God, thou hast made thy servant king in place of David my father; and I am but a little child; I know not how to go out or come in among thy people, whom thou hast chosen, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And now, LORD JEHOVAH God, you have made your servant King for the sake of David my father, and I am a small boy and I do not know how to go out and to come in among your people whom you have chosen OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation And now, O Lord my God, thou hast appointed thy servant in the room of David my father; and I am a little child, and know not my going out an my coming in. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon's Prayer for Wisdom…6Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day. 7And 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. 8Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number.… Cross References James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. Proverbs 2:6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. Jeremiah 1:6 “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!” 2 Chronicles 1:10 Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?” Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. Psalm 119:125 I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies. Exodus 3:11 But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” 1 Timothy 4:12 Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Isaiah 6:5 Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.” Luke 21:15 For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. Psalm 25:4-5 Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths. / Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You. 2 Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Jeremiah 10:23 I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps. Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Treasury of Scripture And now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in. thou hast Daniel 2:21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: Daniel 4:25,32 That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will… Daniel 5:18,21 O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour: … a little 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. 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… Ecclesiastes 10:16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! to go 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. Deuteronomy 31:2 And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the LORD hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 1 Samuel 18:16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them. Jump to Previous Although Boy Carry Caused Child David Duties Instead Little Reign Servant YoungJump to Next Although Boy Carry Caused Child David Duties Instead Little Reign Servant Young1 Kings 3 1. Solomon marries Pharaoh's daughter2. High places being in use, Solomon sacrifices at Gibeon 5. Solomon at Gibeon, in the choice which God gave him, 10. preferring wisdom, obtains wisdom, riches, and honor 16. Solomon's judgment makes him renowned Now, O LORD my God This phrase begins with an acknowledgment of the present moment and a direct address to God, emphasizing a personal relationship. The Hebrew word for "LORD" is "Yahweh," the covenant name of God, which signifies His eternal presence and faithfulness. "My God" indicates Solomon's personal devotion and recognition of God's sovereignty over his life. This reflects a deep, personal faith and reliance on God, which is foundational for any leader seeking wisdom. You have made Your servant king in place of my father David But I am only a little child not knowing how to go out or come in Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And now,וְעַתָּה֙ (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time O LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel my God, אֱלֹהָ֔י (’ĕ·lō·hāy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative You אַתָּה֙ (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you {have made} Your servant עַבְדְּךָ֔ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant king הִמְלַ֣כְתָּ (him·laḵ·tā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel in my father אָבִ֑י (’ā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1: Father David’s דָּוִ֣ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse place. תַּ֖חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of But I [am] וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ (wə·’ā·nō·ḵî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I only a little קָטֹ֔ן (qā·ṭōn) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6996: Small, young, unimportant child, נַ֣עַר (na·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no knowing [how] אֵדַ֖ע (’ê·ḏa‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3045: To know to exit צֵ֥את (ṣêṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim or enter. וָבֹֽא׃ (wā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go Links 1 Kings 3:7 NIV1 Kings 3:7 NLT 1 Kings 3:7 ESV 1 Kings 3:7 NASB 1 Kings 3:7 KJV 1 Kings 3:7 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 3:7 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 3:7 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 3:7 French Bible 1 Kings 3:7 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 3:7 Now Yahweh my God you have made (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |