⁷And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David, although I am only a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.^*

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*Num 27:17; 1 Chr 22:9–13; 29:1

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“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.

NLTNew 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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So then, O Yahweh, you are my God. You have made your servant king in place of David my father though I am a young boy. I do not know going out or coming in.

KJV 1900King 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.

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