2 Chronicles 6:10
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10 So the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke, and I have filled the position of my father David, and (A)sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised; and I have built the temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
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Ecclesiastes 2:18-19
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18 Then I hated all my labor in which I had toiled under the sun, because (A)I must leave it to the man who will come after me. 19 And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I toiled and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
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Ecclesiastes 1:4
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4 One generation passes away, and another generation comes;
(A)But the earth abides forever.
2 Chronicles 1:1
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Solomon Requests Wisdom(A)
1 Now (B)Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and (C)the Lord his God was with him and (D)exalted him exceedingly.
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1 Chronicles 29:23
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23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
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1 Chronicles 29:15
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15 For (A)we are [a]aliens and [b]pilgrims before You,
As were all our fathers;
(B)Our days on earth are as a shadow,
And without hope.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 29:15 sojourners, temporary residents
- 1 Chronicles 29:15 transients, temporary residents in an even more temporary sense
1 Chronicles 28:5
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5 (A)And of all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons) (B)He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
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1 Chronicles 17:11
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11 And it shall be, when your days are (A)fulfilled, when you must [a]go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your (B)seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
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- 1 Chronicles 17:11 Die and join your ancestors
1 Kings 3:6-7
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6 (A)And Solomon said: “You have shown great mercy to Your servant David my father, because he (B)walked before You in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You; You have continued this great kindness for him, and You (C)have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 7 Now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a (D)little child; I do not know how (E)to go out or come in.
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1 Kings 2:12
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12 (A)Then Solomon sat on the throne of his father David; and his kingdom was (B)firmly established.
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