“ 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.

耶和华我的神啊，如今你使仆人接续我父亲大卫作王；但我是幼童，不知道应当怎样出入。

现在，耶和华—我的上帝啊，你使仆人接续我父亲大卫作王；但我是幼小的孩子，不知道应当怎样出入。

现在，耶和华—我的神啊，你使仆人接续我父亲大卫作王；但我是幼小的孩子，不知道应当怎样出入。

我的上帝耶和华啊，你让仆人继承我父亲大卫的王位，但仆人还年幼无知，不懂得如何治理国家。

耶和华我的神啊，现在你使仆人接续我的父亲大卫作王，但我还年轻，不知道应当怎样处事。

耶和華－我的神啊，如今你使僕人接續我父親大衛作王；但我是幼童，不知道應當怎樣出入。

現在，耶和華－我的上帝啊，你使僕人接續我父親大衛作王；但我是幼小的孩子，不知道應當怎樣出入。

現在，耶和華－我的神啊，你使僕人接續我父親大衛作王；但我是幼小的孩子，不知道應當怎樣出入。

我的上帝耶和華啊，你讓僕人繼承我父親大衛的王位，但僕人還年幼無知，不懂得如何治理國家。

耶和華我的神啊，現在你使僕人接續我的父親大衛作王，但我還年輕，不知道應當怎樣處事。

永恆主我的上帝啊，如今你使僕人接替我父親大衛作王，但我簡直是小孩，我不曉得怎樣出入。

我上帝耶和華歟、汝使爾僕、代父大衛為王、惟我幼冲、不知若何出入、

我之上帝耶和華以臣僕為王、代父大闢、我尚幼沖、不知治民、

主我之天主使僕繼父大衛為王、我尚幼童、不知如何出入、

“ 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.

“ Lord my God, you have now made me king. You have put me in the place of my father David. But I’m only a little child. I don’t know how to carry out my duties.

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.

“ 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.

And now, Lord my God, You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet I am like a little boy; I do not know how to go out or come in.

Now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.

And now, O Jehovah 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.

“ 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.

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.

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.

Now, Yahweh my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father. I am just a little child. I don’t know how to go out or come in.

Then King David turned to the entire assembly and said,“ My son Solomon, whom God has clearly chosen as the next king of Israel, is still young and inexperienced. The work ahead of him is enormous, for the Temple he will build is not for mere mortals— it is for the Lord God himself!

Give them someone who will guide them wherever they go and will lead them into battle, so the community of the Lord will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”

“ O Sovereign Lord,” I said,“ I can’t speak for you! I’m too young!”

What sorrow for the land ruled by a servant, the land whose leaders feast in the morning.

In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the one who really led the forces of Israel. And the Lord told you,‘ You will be the shepherd of my people Israel. You will be Israel’s leader.’”

The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.

But all Israel and Judah loved David because he was so successful at leading his troops into battle.

Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures.

Then he said,“ I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Your Majesty, the Most High God gave sovereignty, majesty, glory, and honor to your predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar.

You will be driven from human society. You will live in the fields with the wild animals, and you will eat grass like a cow. Seven periods of time will pass while you live this way, until you learn that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world and gives them to anyone he chooses.’

he said,“ I am now 120 years old, and I am no longer able to lead you. The Lord has told me,‘ You will not cross the Jordan River.’

Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said,“ I am young and you are old, so I held back from telling you what I think.I thought,‘ Those who are older should speak, for wisdom comes with age.’But there is a spirit within people, the breath of the Almighty within them, that makes them intelligent.

He controls the course of world events; he removes kings and sets up other kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the scholars.

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice.

You will be driven from human society, and you will live in the fields with the wild animals. You will eat grass like a cow, and you will be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven periods of time will pass while you live this way, until you learn that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world and gives them to anyone he chooses.

He was driven from human society. He was given the mind of a wild animal, and he lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like a cow, and he was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he learned that the Most High God rules over the kingdoms of the world and appoints anyone he desires to rule over them.