2 Chronicles 1:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Solomon said to God, You have shown great mercy to David my father, and have made me to reign in his place.

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  • 1 Chr 28:5 : 5 And of all my sons, (for the LORD has given me many sons,) he has chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
  • 1 Chr 29:23 : 23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
  • Ps 86:13 : 13 For great is Your mercy toward me, and You have delivered my soul from the depths of hell.
  • Ps 89:20-28 : 20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him: 21 With whom my hand shall be established; my arm also shall strengthen him. 22 The enemy shall not exact from him, nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague those who hate him. 24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him, and in my name his horn shall be exalted. 25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. 26 He shall cry to me, You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. 27 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. 28 My mercy I will keep for him forevermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
  • Ps 89:49 : 49 Lord, where are your former lovingkindnesses, which you swore to David in your truth?
  • Isa 55:3 : 3 Incline your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the sure mercies of David.
  • 2 Sam 7:8-9 : 8 Now therefore, so shall you say to my servant David, Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: 9 And I was with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies out of your sight, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
  • 2 Sam 12:7-8 : 7 Nathan said to David, You are the man. Thus says the LORD God of Israel, I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul. 8 I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have given you much more.
  • 2 Sam 22:51-23:1 : 51 He is the tower of salvation for his king: and shows mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his offspring forevermore. 1 Now these are the last words of David. David, the son of Jesse, said, and the man who was exalted, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

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  • 1 Kgs 3:5-7
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    5In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, Ask what I shall give you.

    6And Solomon said, You have shown to your servant David my father great mercy, as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you; and you have kept for him this great kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

    7And now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.

  • 2 Chr 1:9-13
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    84%

    9Now, O LORD God, let your promise to David my father be established: for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

    10Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this your people, that is so great?

    11And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of your enemies, neither yet have asked long life; but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king:

    12Wisdom and knowledge is granted to you; and I will give you riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before you, neither shall any after you have the like.

    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.

  • 2 Chr 1:7
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    7In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, Ask what I shall give you.

  • 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.

    2Then Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.

  • 2 Chr 9:8
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    8Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you to set you on His throne as king for the LORD your God! Because your God loved Israel to establish them forever, He made you king over them to execute justice and righteousness.

  • 1 Chr 29:23
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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.

  • 1 Chr 28:4-7
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    4However the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever: for he has chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he was pleased to make me king over all Israel:

    5And of all my sons, (for the LORD has given me many sons,) he has chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

    6And he said to me, Solomon your son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

    7Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, if he remains steadfast to obey my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.

  • 1 Kgs 1:37
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    37As the LORD has been with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.

  • 1 Kgs 10:9
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    9Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel forever, therefore he made you king, to do justice and righteousness.

  • 1 Kgs 2:12
    78%

    12Then Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was firmly established.

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
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    35Then you shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my place; and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 1:46-48
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    78%

    46And also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.

    47Moreover, the king's servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, May God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.

    48And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who has granted one to sit on my throne this day, my own eyes seeing it.

  • 1 Kgs 1:27
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    27Has this thing been done by my lord the king, and you have not shown it to your servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

  • 1 Kgs 1:20
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    20And you, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you, that you should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

  • 1 Kgs 1:30
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    30even as I swore to you by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my place; even so will I certainly do this day.

  • 1 Chr 29:25
    76%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 29:1
    76%

    1Furthermore, King David said to all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

  • 1 Kgs 3:9-14
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    76%

    9Therefore give your servant an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil: for who is able to judge this your great people?

    10And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

    11And God said to him, Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern judgment;

    12Behold, I have done according to your words: lo, I have given you a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like you before you, nor shall any arise like unto you.

    13And I have also given you what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto you all your days.

    14And if you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.

  • 1 Kgs 1:17
    76%

    17And she said to him, My lord, you swore by the LORD your God to your servant, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

  • 1 Chr 29:19
    76%

    19And give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies, and Your statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.

  • 1 Kgs 8:23-26
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    76%

    23And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above or on earth beneath, who keeps covenant and mercy with your servants that walk before you with all their heart:

    24Who have kept with your servant David my father what you promised him: you also spoke with your mouth, and have fulfilled it with your hand, as it is this day.

    25Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father what you promised him, saying, There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; if only your children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as you have walked before me.

    26And now, O God of Israel, let your word, I pray you, be verified, which you spoke to your servant David my father.

  • 1 Kgs 2:45
    76%

    45And King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever.

  • 1 Chr 23:1
    75%

    1So when David was old and full of years, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

  • 1 Chr 22:7
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    7And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God:

  • 1 Kgs 8:15
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    15And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 5:7
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    7And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, Blessed be the LORD today, who has given David a wise son over this great people.

  • 1 Kgs 6:11
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    11And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

  • 2 Chr 7:12
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    12And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night and said to him, I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.

  • 1 Kgs 1:24
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    24And Nathan said, My lord, O king, have you said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

  • 1 Chr 22:17
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    17David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,