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1 Kings 3:7

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Kings 3:7

Verse 7 of 28

Scripture focus

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.

1 Kings 3:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 3:7

Theological / Devotional

A little child. Solomon is not here conveying the thought that he is a child in years, but that he regards himself as a child in experience. The words are those of humility.

With the heavy responsibilities of the nation resting upon him, he felt himself unequal to the task and in need of divine help. At the time of his accession he was already married and probably a father. This is suggested by the fact that he had a son 41 years old (2 Chron. 12:13) at the time of his death, after a reign of 40 years (1 Kings 11:42).

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