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Now, Lord my God, you have set me as king to replace my father David, but I’m still young. I don’t have any leadership skills.[a] Your servant lives in the midst of your people that you have chosen, a great people that is too numerous to be counted. So give your servant an understanding mind to govern your people, so I can discern between good and evil. Otherwise, how will I be able to govern this great people of yours?”

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  1. 1 Kings 3:7 Lit. I’m only a youth and don’t know how to come and go

“Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child(A) and do not know how to carry out my duties. Your servant is here among the people you have chosen,(B) a great people, too numerous to count or number.(C) So give your servant a discerning(D) heart to govern your people and to distinguish(E) between right and wrong. For who is able(F) to govern this great people of yours?”

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