1 Kings 3:7 meaning and explanation
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.
1 Kings 3:7, Berean Standard Bible
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Solomon speaks these words in a dream at Gibeon, where he has gone to sacrifice and where God has invited him to ask for anything. He has just inherited David's throne, and he compares himself to a little child who does not know how to go out or come in, a Hebrew idiom for lacking the experience to lead or act.
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