1 Kings 3:7-8

7 "Now, O LORD my God, ¹You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet ²I am but a little child; ³I do not know how to go out or come in.

8 "⁴Your servant is in the midst of Your people which You have chosen, ⁵a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted.

1 Kings 3:7-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST KINGS 3

This chapter relates the marriage of Solomon with Pharaoh's daughter, 1Ki 3:1; his piety and devotion, 1Ki 3:2-4; his prayer for wisdom and understanding, which was acceptable to God, who promised to grant his request, with an addition to it, 1Ki 3:5-15; an instance and proof of the wisdom given him in determining a case between two harlots brought before him, which greatly raised his reputation, and gave him reverence among his people, 1Ki 3:16-28.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Chronicles 22:9-13
• 2. 1 Chronicles 29:1; Jeremiah 1:6, 7
• 3. Numbers 27:17
• 4. Exodus 19:6; Deuteronomy 7:6
• 5. Genesis 15:5; Genesis 22:17