⁷“Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child^c and do not know how to carry out my duties.

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Cross references

c Nu 27:17; 1 Ch 22:5; 29:1; Jer 1:6

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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.

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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