1 Kings 3:7 - Compare All Versions
1 Kings 3:7-8 MSG (The Message)
“And now here I am: GOD, my God, you have made me, your servant, ruler of the kingdom in place of David my father. I’m too young for this, a mere child! I don’t know the ropes, hardly know the ‘ins’ and ‘outs’ of this job. And here I am, set down in the middle of the people you’ve chosen, a great people—far too many to ever count.
1 Kings 3:7 KJV (King James Version)
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 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.
1 Kings 3:7 NCV (New Century Version)
LORD my God, now you have made me, your servant, king in my father’s place. But I am like a little child; I don’t know how to do what must be done.
1 Kings 3:7 ASV (American Standard Version)
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.
1 Kings 3:7 NIV (New International Version)
“Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties.
1 Kings 3:7 NKJV (New King James Version)
Now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.
1 Kings 3:7 AMP (Amplified Bible)
So now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in place of David my father; and as for me, I am but a little boy [in wisdom and experience]; I do not know how to go out or come in [that is, how to conduct business as a king].
1 Kings 3:7 NLT (New Living Translation)
“Now, O LORD my God, you have made me king instead of my father, David, but I am like a little child who doesn’t know his way around.
1 Kings 3:7 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
And now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in.