1 Kings 1:35
Then follow him up as he comes and sits on my throne. He will be king in my place; I have decreed that he will be ruler over Israel and Judah.”
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- 1 Kgs 1:13 : 13 Visit King David and say to him,‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise your servant,“Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’
- 1 Kgs 1:17 : 17 She replied to him,“My master, you swore an oath to your servant by the LORD your God,‘Solomon your son will be king after me and he will sit on my throne.’
- 1 Kgs 2:12 : 12 Solomon Secures the Throne Solomon sat on his father David’s throne, and his royal authority was firmly solidified.
- 1 Kgs 2:15 : 15 He said,“You know that the kingdom was mine and all Israel considered me king. But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the LORD decided it should be his.
- 1 Chr 23:1 : 1 David Organizes the Levites When David was old and approaching the end of his life, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
- 1 Chr 28:4-5 : 4 The LORD God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. Indeed, he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel. 5 From all the many sons the LORD has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel.
- Ps 2:6 : 6 “I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill.”
- Ps 72:1-2 : 1 For Solomon. O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions! Grant the king’s son the ability to make fair decisions! 2 Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably.
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- 1 Kgs 1:32-343 verses86%
32 King David said,“Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,
33 and he told them,“Take your master’s servants with you, put my son Solomon on my mule, and lead him down to Gihon.
34 There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint him king over Israel; then blow the trumpet and declare,‘Long live King Solomon!’
- 1 Kgs 1:20-212 verses83%
20 Now, my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne.
21 If a decision is not made, when my master the king is buried with his ancestors, my son Solomon and I will be considered state criminals.”
- 1 Kgs 1:43-486 verses82%
43 Jonathan replied to Adonijah:“No! Our master King David has made Solomon king.
44 The king sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites and they put him on the king’s mule.
45 Then Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed him king in Gihon. They went up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the sound you hear.
46 Furthermore, Solomon has assumed the royal throne.
47 The king’s servants have even come to congratulate our master King David, saying,‘May your God make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’ Then the king leaned on the bed
48 and said this:‘The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.’”
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24 Nathan said,“My master, O king, did you announce,‘Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne’?
- 1 Kgs 1:36-394 verses81%
36 Benaiah son of Jehoiada responded to the king:“So be it! May the LORD God of my master the king confirm it!
37 As the LORD is with my master the king, so may he be with Solomon, and may he make him an even greater king than my master King David!”
38 So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites went down, put Solomon on King David’s mule, and led him to Gihon.
39 Zadok the priest took a horn filled with olive oil from the tent and poured it on Solomon; the trumpet was blown and all the people declared,“Long live King Solomon!”
- 1 Kgs 11:37-382 verses81%
37 I will select you; you will rule over all you desire to have and you will be king over Israel.
38 You must obey all I command you to do, follow my instructions, do what I approve, and keep my rules and commandments, like my servant David did. Then I will be with you and establish for you a lasting dynasty, as I did for David; I will give you Israel.
- 1 Kgs 1:26-272 verses80%
26 But he did not invite me– your servant– or Zadok the priest, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your servant Solomon.
27 Has my master the king authorized this without informing your servants who should succeed my master the king on his throne?”
- 1 Chr 28:4-74 verses80%
4 The LORD God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. Indeed, he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel.
5 From all the many sons the LORD has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel.
6 He said to me,‘Solomon your son is the one who will build my temple and my courts, for I have chosen him to become my son and I will become his father.
7 I will establish his kingdom permanently, if he remains committed to obeying my commands and regulations, as you are doing this day.’
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30 I will keep today the oath I swore to you by the LORD God of Israel:‘Surely Solomon your son will be king after me; he will sit in my place on my throne.’”
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11 When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.
- 2 Chr 1:8-92 verses78%
8 Solomon replied to God,“You demonstrated great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place.
9 Now, LORD God, may your promise to my father David be realized, for you have made me king over a great nation as numerous as the dust of the earth.
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23 Solomon sat on the LORD’s throne as king in place of his father David; he was successful and all Israel was loyal to him.
- 1 Kgs 1:12-143 verses78%
12 Now let me give you some advice as to how you can save your life and your son Solomon’s life.
13 Visit King David and say to him,‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise your servant,“Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’
14 While you are still there speaking to the king, I will arrive and verify your report.”
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10 He will build a temple to honor me; he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’
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5 Then I will allow your dynasty to rule over Israel permanently, just as I promised your father David,‘You will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’
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17 She replied to him,“My master, you swore an oath to your servant by the LORD your God,‘Solomon your son will be king after me and he will sit on my throne.’
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45 But King Solomon will be empowered and David’s dynasty will endure permanently before the LORD.
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12 When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.
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18 Then I will establish your dynasty, just as I promised your father David,‘You will not fail to have a successor ruling over Israel.’
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9 May the LORD your God be praised because he favored you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.”
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6 Solomon replied,“You demonstrated great loyalty to your servant, my father David, as he served you faithfully, properly, and sincerely. You have maintained this great loyalty to this day by allowing his son to sit on his throne.
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4 and the LORD will fulfill his promise to me,‘If your descendants watch their step and live faithfully in my presence with all their heart and being, then,’ he promised,‘you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’
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17 David ordered all the officials of Israel to support his son Solomon.
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30 The LORD will do for my lord everything that he promised you, and he will make you a leader over Israel.
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10 namely, to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and over Judah all the way from Dan to Beer Sheba!”
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8 May the LORD your God be praised because he favored you by placing you on his throne as the one ruling on his behalf! Because of your God’s love for Israel and his lasting commitment to them, he made you king over them so you could make just and right decisions.”
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1 The People Contribute to the Project King David said to the entire assembly:“My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
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7 “So now, say this to my servant David:‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says:“I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you a leader of my people Israel.
- 1 Chr 11:2-32 verses74%
2 In the past, even when Saul was king, you were Israel’s commanding general. The LORD your God said to you,‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over my people Israel.’”
3 When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, in keeping with the LORD’s message that came through Samuel.
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1 David Organizes the Levites When David was old and approaching the end of his life, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.