1KI 3:7 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ νῦν, Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου, σὺ ἔδωκας τὸν δοῦλόν σου ἀντὶ Δαυὶδ τοῦ πατρός μου· καὶ ἐγώ εἰμι παιδάριον μικρὸν, καὶ οὐκ οἶδα τὴν ἔξοδόν μου καὶ τὴν εἴσοδόν μου.
(Kai nun, Kurie ho Theos mou, su edōkas ton doulon sou anti Dawid tou patros mou; kai egō eimi paidarion mikron, kai ouk oida taʸn exodon mou kai taʸn eisodon mou. )

BrTr And now, O Lord my God, thou hast [fn]appointed thy servant in the room of David my father; and I am a little child, and know not my going out and my coming in.

ULT And now, Yahweh my God, you yourself have caused your servant to reign in place of David my father, but I am a young youth. I do not know going out or coming in.

UST Now, Yahweh my God, you have enabled me to be the king like my father was. But I am very young, like a little child. I do not know how to rule my people at all.

BSB § 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.

OEB And now, O Jehovah my God, thou hast made thy servant king in the place of David my father, although I am but a child, not knowing how to go out or come in.

WEBBE Now, LORD 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.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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.

LSV And 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;

FBV Now, Lord God, you have made me king in place of my father David. But I am like an inexperienced young boy who doesn't know what to do.[fn]

3:7 “What to do”: literally, “going out or coming in.”

T4T “Now, Yahweh my God, you have appointed me to be the king like my father was. But I am very young, like a little child [MET]. I do not know how to lead/rule my people at all [IDM].

LEB 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.

BBE 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.

Moff No Moff 1KI book available

JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA And 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.

YLT 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;

Drby And now, Jehovah my [fn]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.

3.7 Elohim

RV 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(And now, O LORD my God, thou/you hast made thy/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. )

KJB-1611 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy seruant King in stead of Dauid my father: and I am but a litle childe: I know not how to goe out or come in.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps And nowe O Lord my God, it is thou that hast made thy seruaunt king in steade of Dauid my father: And I am but young, & wote not howe to go out and in.
(And now O Lord my God, it is thou/you that hast made thy/your servant king in stead of David my father: And I am but young, and wote not how to go out and in.)

Gnva And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy seruant King in steade of Dauid my father: and I am but a yong childe, and know not howe to go out and in.
(And now, O Lord my God, thou/you hast made thy/your servant King in stead of David my father: and I am but a young child, and know not how to go out and in. )

Cvdl Now LORDE my God, thou hast made thy seruaunt kynge in my father Dauids steade: As for me, I am but a small yonge man, knowynge nether my outgoynge ner ingoynge.
(Now LORD my God, thou/you hast made thy/your servant king in my father Davids stead: As for me, I am but a small young man, knowing neither my outgoynge nor ingoynge.)

Wycl And now, Lord God, thou hast maad thi seruaunt to regne for Dauid, my fadir; forsothe Y am a litil child, and not knowynge myn outgoynge and entryng.
(And now, Lord God, thou/you hast made thy/your servant to reign for David, my father; forsothe I am a little child, and not knowing mine outgoynge and entryng.)

Luth Nun, HErr, mein GOtt, du hast deinen Knecht zum Könige gemacht an meines Vaters Davids Statt. So bin ich ein kleiner Knabe, weiß nicht weder meinen Ausgang noch Eingang.
(Now, LORD, my God, you have deinen Knecht for_the kings/king made at my Vaters Davids Statt. So am I a kleiner Knabe, know not weder my Ausgang still Eingang.)

ClVg Et nunc Domine Deus, tu regnare fecisti servum tuum pro David patre meo: ego autem sum puer parvulus, et ignorans egressum et introitum meum.
(And now Domine God, you regnare fecisti servum your for David patre meo: I however I_am puer parvulus, and ignorans egressum and introitum mine. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Solomon’s Wisdom

When God gave Solomon the opportunity to ask for anything he wanted, Solomon chose wisdom, so that he could “govern [God’s] people well and know the difference between right and wrong” (1 Kgs 3:9). In response to this unselfish choice, God granted the wisdom he desired (3:12) and the rewards of its proper use (3:13-14; 2 Chr 1:14-17).

Solomon’s subsequent behavior provided immediate evidence of his wisdom. He resolved an argument over a child with such insight that the people were “in awe of the king” (1 Kgs 3:16-28). Later, the queen of Sheba came to test him with difficult questions and found his wisdom exceeding all that she had heard about it (10:1-9). His administration (4:1-28), his diplomacy (5:1-9), his building projects (5:10–7:51), and his commerce (9:26-28; 10:14-29) all demonstrated his wisdom. Solomon accumulated vast knowledge (4:29-33) and wrote proverbs (much of the book of Proverbs), songs (Pss 72; 127), love poetry (the Song of Songs), and philosophical literature (Ecclesiastes). He used his wisdom to build the Temple (2 Chr 2:12), even as Bezalel had previously been endowed with wisdom to build the Tabernacle (Exod 31:1-3).

Jesus noted Solomon’s great wisdom and reminded his hearers that someone even greater than Solomon was among them (Matt 12:42). Jesus is the true wisdom of God in whom one can find ultimate wisdom (1 Cor 1:24). A life of wisdom is centered in Christ (1 Cor 1:18-25; Col 3:16; 2 Pet 3:18) and in Scripture (2 Tim 3:14-17).

Passages for Further Study

Exod 31:1-6; 1 Kgs 3:5-14; 3:16-28; 4:29-34; 5:2-7; 10:1-13; 2 Chr 1:7-12; Pss 72:1-20; 111:10; 127:1-5; Eccl 12:9-14; Isa 11:1-5; Jer 9:23-24; Matt 12:42; Jas 1:5

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / pronouns

your servant

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now YHWH God,my you(ms) made_~_king DOM servant,your below/instead_of Dāvid father,my and,I child little not know go_out and,come_in )

Solomon speaks as if he is another person to show respect to Yahweh. Alternate translation: “me”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

I am only a little child

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now YHWH God,my you(ms) made_~_king DOM servant,your below/instead_of Dāvid father,my and,I child little not know go_out and,come_in )

Solomon is saying that he is like a child who does not know as much as a father.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

I do not know how to go out or come in

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now YHWH God,my you(ms) made_~_king DOM servant,your below/instead_of Dāvid father,my and,I child little not know go_out and,come_in )

This is an idiom that means Solomon does not know how to govern as king. Alternate translation: “I do not know how to be the king” or “I do not know the right way to do things as king”

Parallel 1KI 3:7