1 Kings 3:7
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.
Context
This verse from 1 Kings Chapter 3 connects to 10 cross-references. Solomon makes a marriage alliance with Pharaoh and marries his daughter; at Gibeon, God appears in a dream and offers Solomon anything. Solomon asks for a discerning heart to govern God's people and to distinguish right from wrong; God is …
Other Translations
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.
And now, O Jehovah my God, Thou hast caused thy servant to reign instead of David my father; and I <FI>am<Fi> a little child, I do not know to go out and to come in;
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.
Cross References
Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and …
And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go …
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: …
Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young …
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore …
But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.