1 Kings 3:5-7
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5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon(A) in a dream at night.(B) God said, “Ask.(C) What should I give you?”
6 And Solomon replied, “You have shown great and faithful love to your servant, my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness, righteousness, and integrity.[a] You have continued this great and faithful love for him by giving him a son to sit on his throne,(D) as it is today.(E)
7 “Lord my God, you have now made your servant king in my father David’s place.(F) Yet I am just a youth with no experience in leadership.[b](G)
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1 Kings 3:5-7
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5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared(A) to Solomon during the night in a dream,(B) and God said, “Ask(C) for whatever you want me to give you.”
6 Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful(D) to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son(E) to sit on his throne this very day.
7 “Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child(F) and do not know how to carry out my duties.
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