1 Kings 3:7 (YLT)

Passage

And now, O Jehovah my God, Thou hast caused thy servant to reign instead of David my father; and I <FI>am<Fi> a little child, I do not know to go out and to come in;

Nearby Context

1 Kings 3:5 In Gibeon hath Jehovah appeared unto Solomon, in a dream of the night, and God saith, `Ask--what do I give to thee?'

1 Kings 3:6 And Solomon saith, `Thou hast done with Thy servant David my father great kindness, as he walked before Thee in truth and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with Thee, and Thou dost keep for him this great kindness, and dost give to him a son sitting on his throne, as <FI>at<Fi> this day.

1 Kings 3:7 And now, O Jehovah my God, Thou hast caused thy servant to reign instead of David my father; and I <FI>am<Fi> a little child, I do not know to go out and to come in;

1 Kings 3:8 and Thy servant <FI>is<Fi> in the midst of thy people, whom Thou hast chosen, a people numerous, that is not numbered nor counted for multitude,

1 Kings 3:9 and Thou hast given to Thy servant an understanding heart, to judge Thy people, to discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this Thy great people?'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "thou", "hast", "caused", "servant", "reign", "instead", and "david". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "And Solomon saith Thou hast done with..." into verse 8's "and Thy servant FI is Fi in...", so "jehovah" and "thou" belong inside that flow. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.