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Berean Standard Bible

“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

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Solomon has just become king after David, and at Gibeon the Lord appears to him in a dream and invites him to ask for whatever he wants.

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Berean Standard Bible (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.

World English Bible (WEB)

Now, Yahweh 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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (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.

Bible in Basic English (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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Ahora pues, Jehová Dios mío, tú has puesto á mí tu siervo por rey en lugar de David mi padre: y yo soy mozo pequeño, que no sé cómo entrar ni salir.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Señor, Dios mío, ahora tú me has hecho rey en lugar de David, mi padre, pero soy como un niño que no conoce el camino que ha de seguir.

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