THE GOLDEN AGE OF ISRAEL
Key verse: 23
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Solomon Acknowledged as King(A)
21 The next day they made sacrifices to the Lord and presented burnt offerings to him:(B) a thousand bulls, a thousand rams and a thousand male lambs, together with their drink offerings, and other sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.(C) 22 They ate and drank with great joy(D) in the presence of the Lord that day.
Then they acknowledged Solomon son of David as king a second time, anointing him before the Lord to be ruler and Zadok(E) to be priest. 23 So Solomon sat(F) on the throne(G) of the Lord as king in place of his father David. He prospered and all Israel obeyed him. 24 All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons,(H) pledged their submission to King Solomon.
25 The Lord highly exalted(I) Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal splendor(J) such as no king over Israel ever had before.(K)
The Death of David(L)
26 David son of Jesse was king(M) over all Israel.(N) 27 He ruled over Israel forty years—seven in Hebron(O) and thirty-three in Jerusalem.(P) 28 He died(Q) at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth and honor. His son Solomon succeeded him as king.(R)
29 As for the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, they are written in the records of Samuel the seer,(S) the records of Nathan(T) the prophet and the records of Gad(U) the seer, 30 together with the details of his reign and power, and the circumstances that surrounded him and Israel and the kingdoms of all the other lands.
Cross references
- 1 Chronicles 29:21 : 29:21-25pp — 1Ki 1:28-53
- 1 Chronicles 29:21 : S 1Ki 8:62
- 1 Chronicles 29:21 : 1Ch 11:1
- 1 Chronicles 29:22 : 1Ch 12:40
- 1 Chronicles 29:22 : S 1Sa 2:35
- 1 Chronicles 29:23 : S Dt 17:18
- 1 Chronicles 29:23 : S 1Ki 2:12; S 1Ch 17:14
- 1 Chronicles 29:24 : 1Ki 1:9
- 1 Chronicles 29:25 : S Jos 3:7
- 1 Chronicles 29:25 : 1Ki 10:7; 2Ch 1:1, 12
- 1 Chronicles 29:25 : Ecc 2:9
- 1 Chronicles 29:26 : 29:26-28pp — 1Ki 2:10-12
- 1 Chronicles 29:26 : 1Ch 18:14
- 1 Chronicles 29:26 : 1Ch 11:1
- 1 Chronicles 29:27 : S Ge 23:19
- 1 Chronicles 29:27 : 2Sa 5:4-5; S 1Ch 3:4
- 1 Chronicles 29:28 : S Ge 15:15; Ac 13:36
- 1 Chronicles 29:28 : S 1Ch 23:1
- 1 Chronicles 29:29 : S 1Sa 9:9
- 1 Chronicles 29:29 : S 2Sa 7:2
- 1 Chronicles 29:29 : S 1Sa 22:5
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ESV
21 And they offered sacrifices to the Lord, and on the next day offered burnt offerings to the Lord, 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 lambs, with their (A)drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. 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 (B)the second time, and they (C)anointed him as prince for the Lord, and (D)Zadok as priest.
23 (E)Then Solomon sat on the (F)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 (G)great in the sight of all Israel and (H)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 (I)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 (J)at a good age, (K)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 (L)of Samuel the seer, and in the Chronicles of (M)Nathan the prophet, and in the Chronicles of (N)Gad the seer, 30 with accounts of all his rule and his might and of the circumstances (O)that came upon him and upon Israel and upon all the kingdoms of the countries.
Read full chapterCross references
- 1 Chronicles 29:21 : Gen. 35:14
- 1 Chronicles 29:22 : [ch. 23:1]
- 1 Chronicles 29:22 : See 1 Kgs. 1:38, 39
- 1 Chronicles 29:22 : 1 Kgs. 2:35
- 1 Chronicles 29:23 : 1 Kgs. 2:12
- 1 Chronicles 29:23 : ch. 28:5; [2 Chr. 9:8]
- 1 Chronicles 29:25 : 2 Chr. 1:1; [Josh. 3:7]
- 1 Chronicles 29:25 : 1 Kgs. 3:13; 2 Chr. 1:12; [Eccles. 2:9]
- 1 Chronicles 29:27 : 2 Sam. 5:4, 5; 1 Kgs. 2:11
- 1 Chronicles 29:28 : [Gen. 15:15; 25:8]
- 1 Chronicles 29:28 : ch. 23:1
- 1 Chronicles 29:29 : ch. 26:28; [1 Sam. 9:9]
- 1 Chronicles 29:29 : See 2 Sam. 12:1
- 1 Chronicles 29:29 : See 1 Sam. 22:5
- 1 Chronicles 29:30 : [Dan. 4:23, 25]
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1. Solomon acknowledged as king (21-25)
Solomon's reign was marked by peace and prosperity. There was spiritual order because all Israel obeyed the king, and all the officials pledged their submission to him. They celebrated his anointing as king with a great feast, eating and drinking with joy in the presence of the Lord. The heavenly Messianic feast will be like this--when all of God's people sit down with King Jesus to eat and drink and rejoice together.
2. David's death (26-3
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David 'served God's purpose in his own generation and fell asleep' (Acts 13:36). In David's time it was God's purpose to unite the kingdom. For this purpose David fought many battles. But the hardest battle was with himself. He surrendered his pride time after time. David ruled 7 years in Hebron and 33 years over the united kingdom in Jerusalem. David was blessed with a long life, wealth, and honor, and the joy of seeing his own son established as king. God spoke through many prophets to record the history of David, the man to whom God promised an everlasting kingdom.
Prayer: Lord, help me to serve your purpose in my time, and grant that I may rejoice in your presence.
One Word: Rejoice before the Lord
