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Solomon Named as King

21 The next day they brought 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 male lambs as burnt offerings to the Lord. They also brought liquid offerings and many other sacrifices on behalf of all Israel. 22 They feasted and drank in the Lord’s presence with great joy that day.

And again they crowned David’s son Solomon as their new king. They anointed him before the Lord as their leader, and they anointed Zadok as priest. 23 So Solomon took the throne of the Lord in place of his father, David, and he succeeded in everything, and all Israel obeyed him. 24 All the officials, the warriors, and the sons of King David pledged their loyalty to King Solomon. 25 And the Lord exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and he gave Solomon greater royal splendor than any king in Israel before him.

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21 The next day, they offered sacrifices and burnt offerings to the Lord amounting to[a] 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 lambs, along with their libations. Sacrifices were abundant throughout all Israel, 22 and they ate and drank in the Lord’s presence with great joy.

Solomon is Anointed King(A)

They crowned David’s son Solomon king a second time and anointed him to serve[b] as Commander-in-Chief[c] to the Lord and Zadok to serve[d] as priest. 23 So Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king in the place of[e] his father David. He prospered, and all of Israel obeyed[f] him. 24 All of the officials, all of the valiant soldiers, and all of King David’s sons submitted to King Solomon’s control, 25 and the Lord exalted Solomon magnificently in the sight of all Israel, bestowing upon him royal majesty such as had not been given to any king in Israel before him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:21 The Heb. lacks amounting to
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:22 The Heb. lacks serve
  3. 1 Chronicles 29:22 Or prince; lit. Nagid; i.e. an officer entrusted with dual roles of operational oversight and management authority
  4. 1 Chronicles 29:22 The Heb. lacks serve
  5. 1 Chronicles 29:23 Or king under
  6. 1 Chronicles 29:23 Or listened to