1 Kings 2:12

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Solomon Secures the Throne Solomon sat on his father David’s throne, and his royal authority was firmly solidified.

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  • 2 Chr 1:1 : 1 ¶ The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, for the LORD his God was with him and magnified him greatly.
  • Ps 72:8-9 : 8 May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth! 9 Before him the coastlands will bow down, and his enemies will lick the dust. 10 The kings of Tarshish and the coastlands will offer gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring tribute. 11 All kings will bow down to him; all nations will serve him. 12 For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender. 13 He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save. 14 From harm and violence he will defend them; he will value their lives. 15 May he live! May they offer him gold from Sheba! May they continually pray for him! May they pronounce blessings on him all day long! 16 May there be an abundance of grain in the earth; on the tops of the mountains may it sway! May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon! May its crops be as abundant as the grass of the earth! 17 May his fame endure! May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky! May they use his name when they formulate their blessings! May all nations consider him to be favored by God! 18 The LORD God, the God of Israel, deserves praise! He alone accomplishes amazing things! 19 His glorious name deserves praise forevermore! May his majestic splendor fill the whole earth! We agree! We agree! 20 This collection of the prayers of David son of Jesse ends here.
  • Ps 89:36-37 : 36 His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun, 37 it will remain stable, like the moon, his throne will endure like the skies.”(Selah)
  • Ps 132:12 : 12 If your sons keep my covenant and the rules I teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”
  • 2 Sam 7:12-13 : 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. 13 He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent.
  • 2 Sam 7:29 : 29 Now be willing to bless your servant’s dynasty so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O Sovereign LORD, have spoken. By your blessing may your servant’s dynasty be blessed on into the future!”
  • 1 Kgs 1:46 : 46 Furthermore, Solomon has assumed the royal throne.
  • 1 Chr 29:23-25 : 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. 24 All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon. 25 The LORD greatly magnified Solomon before all Israel and bestowed on him greater majesty than any king of Israel before him.

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  • 1 Chr 29:23-26
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    23Solomon sat on the LORD’s throne as king in place of his father David; he was successful and all Israel was loyal to him.

    24All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.

    25The LORD greatly magnified Solomon before all Israel and bestowed on him greater majesty than any king of Israel before him.

    26David’s Reign Comes to an End David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 2:45-46
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    45But King Solomon will be empowered and David’s dynasty will endure permanently before the LORD.

    46The king then gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada who went and executed Shimei. So Solomon took firm control of the kingdom.

  • 1 Kgs 1:46-48
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    46Furthermore, Solomon has assumed the royal throne.

    47The 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

    48and 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.’”

  • 2 Chr 1:1-2
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    1¶ The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, for the LORD his God was with him and magnified him greatly.

    2Solomon addressed all Israel, including those who commanded units of a thousand and a hundred, the judges, and all the leaders of all Israel who were heads of families.

  • 2 Chr 1:8-9
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    8Solomon replied to God,“You demonstrated great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place.

    9Now, 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.

  • 1 Kgs 1:37-38
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    37As 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!”

    38So 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.

  • 1 Chr 23:1
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    1David Organizes the Levites When David was old and approaching the end of his life, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 3:6
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    6Solomon 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.

  • 1 Kgs 2:19
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    19So Bathsheba visited King Solomon to speak to him on Adonijah’s behalf. The king got up to greet her, bowed to her, and then sat on his throne. He ordered a throne to be brought for the king’s mother, and she sat at his right hand.

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
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    35Then 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.”

  • 1 Kgs 1:30
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    30I 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.’”

  • 1 Chr 29:28
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    28He died at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth, and honor. His son Solomon succeeded him.

  • 2 Sam 7:16
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    16Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’”

  • 2 Sam 5:12
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    12David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

  • 2 Chr 1:13
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    13Solomon left the meeting tent at the worship center in Gibeon and went to Jerusalem, where he reigned over Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 11:42-43
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    42Solomon ruled over all Israel from Jerusalem for forty years.

    43Then Solomon passed away and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam replaced him as king.

  • 1 Chr 22:10
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    10He 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.’

  • 2 Chr 9:30-31
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    30Solomon ruled over all Israel from Jerusalem for forty years.

    31Then Solomon passed away and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam replaced him as king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:20
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    20Now, my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne.

  • 1 Chr 28:5
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    5From all the many sons the LORD has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 2:13
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    13Haggith’s son Adonijah visited Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. She asked,“Do you come in peace?” He answered,“Yes.”

  • 1 Chr 17:14
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    14I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent.”’”

  • 1 Kgs 1:17
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    17She 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 Chr 28:7
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    7I will establish his kingdom permanently, if he remains committed to obeying my commands and regulations, as you are doing this day.’

  • 2 Sam 7:12
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    12When 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.

  • 1 Kgs 2:24
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    24Now, as certainly as the LORD lives(he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!”

  • 1 Kgs 2:1
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    1David’s Final Words to Solomon When David was close to death, he told Solomon his son:

  • 1 Chr 17:11-12
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    11When 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.

    12He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent.

  • 1 Kgs 1:27
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    27Has my master the king authorized this without informing your servants who should succeed my master the king on his throne?”

  • 1 Kgs 2:11
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    11David reigned over Israel forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years, and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.

  • 1 Kgs 4:1
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    1Solomon’s Royal Court and Administrators King Solomon ruled over all Israel.

  • 1 Chr 14:2
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    2David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 1:24
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    24Nathan said,“My master, O king, did you announce,‘Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne’?

  • 1 Chr 22:17
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    17David ordered all the officials of Israel to support his son Solomon.

  • 1 Kgs 1:11
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    11Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother,“Has it been reported to you that Haggith’s son Adonijah has become king behind our master David’s back?

  • 1 Kgs 1:13
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    13Visit 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?’

  • 2 Chr 2:1
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    1Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple(1:18) Solomon ordered a temple to be built to honor the LORD, as well as a royal palace for himself.

  • 1 Kgs 8:20
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    20The LORD has kept the promise he made. I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built this temple for the honor of the LORD God of Israel