1 Chronicles 23:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְדָוִ֥יד זָקֵ֖ן וְשָׂבַ֣ע יָמִ֑ים וַיַּמְלֵ֛ךְ אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

And Dāwid zāqēn and śāḇaʿ yāmîm and wayamlēḵ ʾeṯ-Šəlōmōh bənô over-Yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

*Dāwid*: proper noun, subject
*zāqēn*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - became old
*śāḇaʿ*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was full/satisfied
*yāmîm*: noun, masculine plural - days
*wayamlēḵ*: verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he made king
*ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
*Šəlōmōh*: proper noun, object of the verb
*bənô*: noun with possessive suffix, masculine singular - his son
*Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun

Word Meanings

*zāqēn*: was/became old, aged
*śāḇaʿ yāmîm*: full of days, satisfied with days, having lived a long life
*wayamlēḵ*: made king, caused to reign, appointed as king

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 29:28 : 28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kgs 1:33-39 : 33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: 34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon. 35 Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah. 36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too. 37 As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David. 38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon. 39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
1 Chr 28:5 : 5 And of all my sons,(for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
1 Kgs 1:1 : 1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
1 Kgs 1:30 : 30 Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
Gen 25:8 : 8 Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
Gen 35:29 : 29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
1 Chr 29:22-25 : 22 And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest. 23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. 24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king. 25 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
Job 5:26 : 26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.

Similar Verses (AI)

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1 Chr 29:28
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28And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kgs 2:1
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1Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
1 Chr 29:23-26
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23Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
24And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
25And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
26Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
1 Chr 22:17
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17David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
1 Kgs 4:1
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1So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 Chr 1:8-9
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8And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.
9Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
1 Chr 28:5
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5And of all my sons,(for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
1 Kgs 2:10-12
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10So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
11And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
12Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
1 Kgs 11:42-43
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42And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
43And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
1 Chr 23:2
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2 Chr 9:30-31
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30And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
31And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kgs 1:32-35
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32And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
33The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:
34And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
35Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
1 Chr 22:5-7
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5And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
6Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.
7And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:
2 Chr 1:1-2
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1And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
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1 Chr 29:1
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1Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
1 Kgs 1:46-47
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46And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
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1 Chr 29:30
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30With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.
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2 Sam 23:1
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1Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
1 Kgs 1:30
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30Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
1 Kgs 1:20
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20And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
1 Chr 11:3
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Prov 1:1
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1The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
1 Kgs 3:6-7
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6And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
7And 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.
2 Chr 23:3
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3And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD hath said of the sons of David.
1 Sam 8:1
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1And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
1 Kgs 2:45-46
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45And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.
46So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
1 Chr 17:11
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11And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
1 Kgs 1:43
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43And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
2 Chr 1:13
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13Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.
1 Kgs 1:37-38
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37As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
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