Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now, O Lord my God,
King James 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.
Holman Bible
“Lord my God, You have now made Your servant king in my father David’s place.
International Standard Version
"You have demonstrated abundant gracious love to your servant David, my father, as he lived in your presence truthfully, righteously, and uprightly in his heart. In addition, you have kept on showing this abundant gracious love by giving him a son to sit on his throne today. 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.
A Conservative Version
And now, O LORD my God, thou have 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.
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.
Amplified
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 [
Bible in Basic English
And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in the place of David my father; and I am only a young boy, with no knowledge of how to go out or come in.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith 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.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So then, O Yahweh, you are my God. You have made your servant king in place of David my father [though] I [am] a young boy. I do not know going out or coming in.
Modern King James verseion
And now, O Jehovah my God, You have made Your servant king instead of David my father. And I am a little child; I do not know to go out or come in!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And now LORD, my God, it is thou that hast made thy servant king instead of David my father. And I am a young lad and know not how to order myself.
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, O Yahweh 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 and come in.
Webster
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 but a little child. I don't know how to go out or come in.
Youngs 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;
Themes
Children » Instances of » Solomon
Communion » Instances of » Solomon
Dream » Instances of » Of solomon, concerning his choice of wisdom
Dreams » Mentioned in scripture, of » Solomon
Earnest suppliants » Seven earnest suppliants » Cry for wisdom
Humble » Examples of Leadership » King solomon
Humility » Examples of » King solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » King solomon
Prayer » Answered » Exceeds expectation
Prayer » Answered » Solomon, asking for wisdom
Prayer » Seven earnest suppliants » Cry for wisdom
Seven » Earnest suppliants » Cry for wisdom
Topics
Interlinear
`ebed
Malak
Na`ar
Yada`
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 3:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon Requests Wisdom From God
6
And Solomon said, "You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you. And you have kept for him this great and steadfast love and have given him a son to sit on his throne this day.
7 Now, O Lord my God,
Cross References
Numbers 27:17
who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the LORD may not be as sheep that have no shepherd."
1 Chronicles 29:1
And David the king said to all the assembly, "Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced, and the work is great, for the palace will not be for man but for the LORD God.
Jeremiah 1:6
Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth."
Deuteronomy 31:2
And he said to them, "I am 120 years old today. I am no longer able to go out and come in. The LORD has said to me, 'You shall not go over this Jordan.'
1 Samuel 18:16
But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.
2 Samuel 5:2
In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the LORD said to you, 'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.'"
Job 32:6-8
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said: "I am young in years, and you are aged; therefore I was timid and afraid to declare my opinion to you.
Psalm 121:8
The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.
Ecclesiastes 10:16
Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes feast in the morning!
Daniel 2:21
He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding;
Daniel 4:25
that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.
Daniel 4:32
and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will."
Daniel 5:18
O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father kingship and greatness and glory and majesty.
Daniel 5:21
He was driven from among the children of mankind, and his mind was made like that of a beast, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, until he knew that the Most High God rules the kingdom of mankind and sets over it whom he will.
Matthew 18:3-4
and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
John 10:3-4
To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
John 10:9
I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.