2 Chronicles 6:10
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10 Now the Lord has fulfilled his promise that he made, for I have succeeded my father David and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
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Ecclesiastes 2:18-19
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18 I hated all my toil in which I had toiled under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to my successor,(A) 19 and who knows whether he will be wise or foolish? Yet he will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity.
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Ecclesiastes 1:4
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4 A generation goes, and a generation comes,
but the earth remains forever.(A)
2 Chronicles 1:1
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Solomon Requests Wisdom
1 Solomon son of David strengthened himself in his kingdom; the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great.(A)
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1 Chronicles 29:23
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23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord, succeeding his father David as king; he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.
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1 Chronicles 29:15
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15 For we are aliens and transients before you, as were all our ancestors; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.(A)
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1 Chronicles 28:5
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5 And of all my sons, for the Lord has given me many, he has chosen my son Solomon to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.(A)
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1 Chronicles 17:11
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11 When your days are fulfilled to go to be with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
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1 Kings 3:6-7
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6 And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant my father David because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you, and you have kept for him this great and steadfast love and have given him a son to sit on his throne today.(A) 7 And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David, although I am only a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.(B)
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1 Kings 2:12
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12 So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.(A)
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