SELECT column1, column2, columnN
FROM table_name
LIMIT [no of rows]

sqlite> CREATE TABLE CRICKETERS (
   First_Name VARCHAR(255),
   Last_Name VARCHAR(255),
   Age int,
   Place_Of_Birth VARCHAR(255),
   Country VARCHAR(255)
);
sqlite>

sqlite> insert into CRICKETERS values('Shikhar', 'Dhawan', 33, 'Delhi', 'India');
sqlite> insert into CRICKETERS values('Jonathan', 'Trott', 38, 'CapeTown', 'SouthAfrica');
sqlite> insert into CRICKETERS values('Kumara', 'Sangakkara', 41, 'Matale', 'Srilanka');
sqlite> insert into CRICKETERS values('Virat', 'Kohli', 30, 'Delhi', 'India');
sqlite> insert into CRICKETERS values('Rohit', 'Sharma', 32, 'Nagpur', 'India');
sqlite>

sqlite> SELECT * FROM CRICKETERS LIMIT 3;
First_Name Last_Name  Age  Place_Of_B Country
---------- ---------- ---- ---------- -------------
Shikhar    Dhawan     33   Delhi      India
Jonathan   Trott      38   CapeTown   SouthAfrica
Kumara     Sangakkara 41   Matale     Srilanka
sqlite>

sqlite> SELECT * FROM CRICKETERS LIMIT 3 OFFSET 2;
First_Name Last_Name  Age  Place_Of_B Country
---------- ---------- ---- ---------- -------------
Kumara     Sangakkara 41   Matale     Srilanka
Virat      Kohli      30   Delhi      India
Rohit      Sharma     32   Nagpur     India
sqlite>

import sqlite3

#Connecting to sqlite
conn = sqlite3.connect('example.db')

#Creating a cursor object using the cursor() method
cursor = conn.cursor()

#Retrieving single row
sql = '''SELECT * from EMPLOYEE LIMIT 3'''

#Executing the query
cursor.execute(sql)

#Fetching the data
result = cursor.fetchall();
print(result)

#Commit your changes in the database
conn.commit()

#Closing the connection
conn.close()

[('Ramya', 'Rama priya', 27, 'F', 9000.0), 
   ('Vinay', 'Battacharya', 20, 'M', 6000.0), 
   ('Sharukh', 'Sheik', 25, 'M', 8300.0)]