1 Kings 3:7

And now, O Lord my Cod, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father; and I am but [Heb. and I … ] a little child: [These words are generally understood as indicating Solomon's humility rather than his age. No doubt, there is some exaggeration in the expression, which manifestly is not to be taken au pied de la lettre; at the same time it is questionable whether such words would be used of himself by a young man of twenty, which Solomon is commonly supposed to have been. See on 1 Kings 2:2 , and 1 Kings 12:8 ] I know not how to go out or come in. [The same phrase is found in the Pentateuch, Deuteronomy 28:6 ; Deuteronomy 31:2 . Also in 1 Samuel 18:13 ; 2 Samuel 3:25 ; Psalms 121:8 . It is the formula for expressing behaviour, conduct, the outward life of man.]