1 Kings 3:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Thou hast

Daniel 2:21

Daniel 4:25

Daniel 5:18

A little

Matthew 18:3

To go

John 10:3

General references

Exodus 3:11

Deuteronomy 1:12

Matthew 18:2

Bible References

Thou hast

By him times and years are changed: by him kings are taken away and kings are lifted up: he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those whose minds are awake:

That they will send you out from among men, to be with the beasts of the field; they will give you grass for your food like the oxen, and you will be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven times will go by you, till you are certain that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and gives it to any man at his pleasure.

As for you, O King, the Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar, your father, the kingdom and great power and glory and honour:

A little

And David the king said to all the people, Solomon my son, the only one who has been marked out by God, is still young and untested, and the work is great, for this great house is not for man, but for the Lord God.

And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, made answer and said, I am young, and you are very old, so I was in fear, and kept myself from putting my knowledge before you.

Unhappy is the land whose king is a boy, and whose rulers are feasting in the morning.

Then said I, O Lord God! see, I have no power of words, for I am a child.

And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.

To go

To go out and come in before them and be their guide; so that the people of the Lord may not be like sheep without a keeper.

Then he said to them, I am now a hundred and twenty years old; I am no longer able to go out and come in: and the Lord has said to me, You are not to go over Jordan.

But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.

In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.

The porter lets him in; and the sheep give ear to his voice; he says over the names of the sheep, and takes them out.

General references

And Moses said to God, Who am I to go to Pharaoh and take the children of Israel out of Egypt?

How is it possible for me by myself to be responsible for you, and undertake the weight of all your troubles and your arguments?

And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them,