²⁰ Then David said to Solomon his son, ^(A)“Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished.

²¹ And behold the ^(A)divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God; and with you in all the work will be ^(B)every willing man who has skill for any kind of service; also the officers and all the people will be wholly at your command.”

²² And they ate and drank before the Lord on that day with great gladness.

Solomon Anointed King

And they made Solomon the son of David king ^(A)the second time, and they ^(B)anointed him as prince for the Lord, and ^(C)Zadok as priest.

^23 (D)Then Solomon sat on the ^(E)throne of the Lord as king in place of David his father. And he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him. ²⁴ All the leaders and the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon. ²⁵ And the Lord made Solomon very ^(F)great in the sight of all Israel and ^(G)bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

The Death of David

²⁶ Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. ²⁷ The ^(H)time that he reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. ²⁸ Then he died ^(I)at a good age, ^(J)full of days, riches, and honor. And Solomon his son reigned in his place. ²⁹ Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are written in the Chronicles ^(K)of Samuel the seer, and in the Chronicles of ^(L)Nathan the prophet, and in the Chronicles of ^(M)Gad the seer, ³⁰ with accounts of all his rule and his might and of the circumstances ^(N)that came upon him and upon Israel and upon all the kingdoms of the countries.