46 Then the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck him down, and he died.

(A)So the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

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Solomon Worships at Gibeon

(A)Solomon the son of David established himself in his kingdom, (B)and the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great.

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12 (A)So Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.

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By justice a king (A)builds up the land,
    but he who exacts gifts[a] tears it down.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:4 Or who taxes heavily

45 But King Solomon shall be blessed, (A)and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever.”

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