1 Kings 3:7

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘Lord my God, you have now made your servant king in my father David’s place.  Yet I am just a youth with no experience in leadership.  ,

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:1

Then King David said to all the assembly, ‘My son Solomon #– #God has chosen him alone #– #is young and inexperienced. The task is great  because the building will not be built for a human but for the Lord God.

Numbers 27:17

who will go out before them and come back in before them,  and who will bring them out and bring them in, so that the Lord’s community won’t be like sheep without a shepherd.’

Jeremiah 1:6

But I protested, ‘Oh no, Lord God! Look, I don’t know how to speak  since I am only a youth.’

John 10:9

I am the gate. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture.

Daniel 5:21

He was driven away from people,  his mind was like an animal’s, he lived with the wild donkeys,  he was fed grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with dew from the sky until he acknowledged that the Most High God is ruler over human kingdoms and sets anyone he wants over them.

Daniel 5:18

Your Majesty, the Most High God gave sovereignty,  greatness, glory, and majesty to your predecessor Nebuchadnezzar.

Daniel 4:32

You will be driven away from people to live with the wild animals, and you will feed on grass like cattle for seven periods of time, until you acknowledge that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms, and he gives them to anyone he wants.’

Daniel 4:25

You will be driven away from people to live with the wild animals. You will feed on grass like cattle  and be drenched with dew from the sky for seven periods of time, until you acknowledge that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms, and he gives them to anyone he wants.

Daniel 2:21

He changes the times and seasons; he removes kings and establishes kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.

Ecclesiastes 10:16

Woe to you, land, when your king is a youth and your princes feast in the morning.

2 Samuel 5:2

Even while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led us out to battle and brought us back.  The Lord also said to you, “You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will be ruler over Israel.” ’

1 Samuel 18:16

But all Israel and Judah loved David  because he was leading their troops.

Deuteronomy 31:2

saying, ‘I am now 120 years old;  I can no longer act as your leader.  The Lord has told me, “You will not cross the Jordan.”

1 Chronicles 22:5

David said, ‘My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly great and famous and glorious in all the lands.  Therefore, I will make provision for it.’ So David made lavish preparations for it before his death.

1 Chronicles 22:9

But a son will be born to you; he will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies,  for his name will be Solomon,  , and I will give peace and quiet to Israel during his reign.

Jeremiah 1:7

Then the Lord said to me: Do not say, ‘I am only a youth,’ for you will go to everyone I send you to and speak whatever I tell you.

Proverbs 18:12

Before his downfall a person’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honour.