1 Kings 3:7

New English Translation

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.

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:2

In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the real leader in Israel. The Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over Israel.’”

1 Chronicles 22:5

David said, “My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, and the temple to be built for the Lord must be especially magnificent so it will become famous and be considered splendid by all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.” So David made extensive preparations before he died.

1 Chronicles 22:9

Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. Indeed, Solomon will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign.

1 Chronicles 29:1

King David said to the entire assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.

Psalm 121:8

The Lord will protect you in all you do, now and forevermore.

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.

Ecclesiastes 10:16

Woe to you, O land, when your king is childish, and your princes feast in the morning!

Jeremiah 1:6

I answered, “Oh, Lord God, I really do not know how to speak well enough for that, for I am too young.”

Jeremiah 1:7

The Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ But go to whomever I send you and say whatever I tell you.

Daniel 2:21

He changes times and seasons, deposing some kings and establishing others. He gives wisdom to the wise; he imparts knowledge to those with understanding;

Daniel 4:25

You will be driven from human society, and you will live with the wild animals. You will be fed grass like oxen, and you will become damp with the dew of the sky. Seven periods of time will pass by for you, before you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes.

Daniel 4:32

You will be driven from human society, and you will live with the wild animals. You will be fed grass like oxen, and seven periods of time will pass by for you before you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes.”

Daniel 5:18

As for you, O king, the most high God bestowed on your father Nebuchadnezzar a kingdom, greatness, honor, and majesty.

Daniel 5:21

He was driven from human society, his mind was changed to that of an animal, he lived with the wild donkeys, he was fed grass like oxen, and his body became damp with the dew of the sky, until he came to understand that the most high God rules over human kingdoms, and he appoints over them whomever he wishes.

Numbers 27:17

who will go out before them, and who will come in before them, and who will lead them out, and who will bring them in, so that the community of the Lord may not be like sheep that have no shepherd.”

John 10:9

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

Deuteronomy 31:2

He said to them, “Today I am a hundred and twenty years old. I am no longer able to get about, and the Lord has said to me, ‘You will not cross the Jordan.’

1 Samuel 18:16

But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he was the one leading them out to battle and back.