Day 147 of My 3rd Bible Study Journey - 27 May 2023 reflections Part 1
Day 147, 27 May 2023
1) 1) 1 Chronicles 29:1-22
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 29:23-25
1 Kings 2:1-12
1 Chronicles 29:26-30
2 Chronicles 1:1
1 Kings 2:13-46
Psalms 37, 71, 94
1 Chronicles 29
Temple Offerings
1 (1Ch 22:5; 1Ki 3:7) King David said to all the assembly, "Solomon my son,
the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced, and the work
is great since the palace is not for a man but for the Lord God.
2 (1Ch 22:3-5; Isa 54:11-12) So with all my might I have prepared for
the house of my God: gold for the things of gold, silver for the things
of silver, bronze for the things of bronze, iron for the things of iron,
and wood for the things of wood, along with onyx stones and stones
for setting, stones of antimony, multicolored stones, and every precious
stone, even alabaster in abundance.
3 Moreover, in my devotion to the house
of my God I have offered from my own property, gold and silver, which I give
for the house of my God, over and above that which I prepared
for the holy dwelling place:
4 (1Ki 9:28; 1Ch 22:14) three thousand talents
[About 110 tons, or 100 metric tons.]
of gold of the gold of Ophir and seven thousand talents
[About 260 tons, or 235 metric tons.]
of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the house;
5 of gold for the things of gold and of silver for the things of silver,
even for all the handiwork of the craftsmen.
Now, who is willing to consecrate himself today to the Lord?"
6 Then the leaders of the fathers' houses, the leaders of the tribes
of Israel, the captains of thousands and hundreds, and the officials
of the king's workers offered willingly.
7 Also they donated to the service of the house of God five thousand talents
[About 190 tons, or 170 metric tons.] of gold and ten thousand darics
[About 185 pounds, or 84 kilograms. ]of gold, ten thousand talents
[About 380 tons, or 340 metric tons.] of silver, eighteen thousand talents
[About 675 tons, or 610 metric tons.] of bronze, and 100000 talents
[About 3,800 tons, or 3,400 metric tons.] of iron.
8 Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house
of the Lord in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9 (1Ki 8:61) Then the people rejoiced because they had offered willingly,
for with a whole heart they had offered freely to the Lord; a
nd King David also rejoiced greatly.
A Prayer of David
10 So David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly,
and David said,
"Blessed are You, O Lord,
the God of Israel,
our Father forever and ever.
11 (Da 4:34-35; Mt 6:13) Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power,
and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty,
for everything in the heavens and the earth is Yours.
Yours is the kingdom, O Lord,
and You exalt Yourself as head aboveall.
12 (2Ch 1:12; 20:6) Riches and honor flow from You,
and You rule over all.
In Your hand are power and might,
and in Your hand it is to make great and to strengthen all.
13 So now, our God, we give thanks to You,
and praise Your glorious name.
14 "But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer
so freely as this? For everything comes from You, even from Your own hand
we have given to You.
15 (Job 14:2; Ps 39:12) For we are strangers and sojourners before You,
just as all our fathers were. Our days on earth are like a shadow,
and there is no hope.
16 O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build You
a house for Your holy name has come from Your hand, and all belongs to You.
17 (1Ch 28:9; 1Sa 16:7) I know, my God, that You test the heart,
and with uprightness You are pleased, so in the uprightness of my heart
I have offered freely all these things, and now I have seen Your people,
those present here, offer freely and joyously to You.
18 O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this
forever in the thoughts and intentions of the heart of Your people
and direct their heart to You.
19 (Ps 72:1; 1Ch 22:14) Grant to Solomon my son a whole heart
to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies, and Your statutes,
to do all these things and to build the palace
for which I have made preparation."
20 (Ex 4:31) Then David said to all the assembly, "Bless now the Lord
your God." So all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers.
They bowed down and paid homage to the Lord and the king.
Solomon, King of Israel
1Ki 1:28-53
21 On the following day, they made sacrifices to the Lord and offered
burnt offerings to the Lord: one thousand bulls, one thousand rams,
and one thousand lambs, with their drink offerings and sacrifices
in abundance for all Israel.
22 (1Ch 23:1; 1Ki 1:34-39) So they ate and drank before the Lord on that day
with great joy.
And they made Solomon the son of David king a second time,
for they anointed him to the Lord as a ruler and Zadok as a priest.
1 Chronicles 29 (KJV)
1 Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son,
whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great:
for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for
things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass
for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things
of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers
colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
3 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have
of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house
of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,
4 even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir,
and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls
of the houses withal:
5 the gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver,
and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers.
And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?
6 Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel,
and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers
of the king's work, offered willingly,
7 and gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents
and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass
eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
8 And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure
of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with
perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD:
and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
Gives Thanks to God
10 Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David
said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
11 Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory,
and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven
and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted
as head above all.
12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in
thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and
to give strength unto all.
13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer
so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine
own have we given thee.
15 For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers:
our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.
16 O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house
for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.
17 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure
in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly
offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people,
which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
18 O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for
ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and
prepare their heart unto thee:
19 and give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments,
thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build
the palace, for the which I have made provision.
20 And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God.
And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers,
and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings
unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks,
a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings,
and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:
22 and did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness.
And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and
anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.
1 Kings 1
Adonijah Seeks Kingship
1 Now King David was old and advanced in years, and they covered him
with clothes, but he could not get warm.
2 Therefore his servants said to him, "Let a young virgin be found
for my lord the king, and let her stand before the king and care for him,
and let her lie by your side so that my lord the king may keep warm."
3 (Jos 19:18; 1Sa 28:4) So they searched for a beautiful young woman
throughout the land of Israel and found Abishag, a Shunammite,
and brought her to the king.
4 She was very beautiful and cared for the king and ministered to him,
but the king did not know her intimately.
5 (2Sa 3:4; 15:1) Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying,
"I will be king," and he assembled chariots and horsemen and fifty men
to run before him.
6 (2Sa 3:3-4; 1Ch 3:2) His father had not confronted him at any time
by asking, "Why have you done this?" He also was a very attractive man,
and he was born next after Absalom.
7 (2Sa 20:25; 1Ki 2:22) He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah
and with Abiathar the priest, and they agreed to help him.
8 (1Ki 4:18; 2Sa 20:25) But Zadok the priest and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada
and Nathan the prophet and Shimei and Rei and David's mighty men
did not join Adonijah.
9 (2Sa 17:17) Adonijah slaughtered sheep and oxen and fat cattle
by the Stone of Zoheleth, which is by En Rogel, and invited all his brothers,
the king's sons, and all the men of Judah, the king's servants.
10 (2Sa 12:24) But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah,
the mighty men, or his brother Solomon.
11 (2Sa 3:4) Therefore Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon,
saying, "Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns
and David our lord does not know it?
12 Now please come and let me give you some advice, so that you may save
your own life as well as that of your son Solomon.
13 (1Ki 1:30; 1:17) Go to King David and say to him, 'Did not you, my lord,
O king, swear to your handmaid, saying: Assuredly Solomon your son
shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
Why then does Adonijah reign?'
14 Then while you are still there talking with the king, I will come in
and confirm your words."
15 So Bathsheba went to the king's chamber. Now the king was very old,
and Abishag the Shunammite ministered to him.
16 Bathsheba bowed and prostrated herself before the king.
And the king said, "What do you want?"
17 (1Ki 1:13; 1:30) And she said to him, "My lord, you swore by the Lord
your God to your handmaid, saying: Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign
after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
18 (1Ki 1:24) But Adonijah reigns, and now, my lord, O king, you are unaware.
19 He has slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance and has invited
all the sons of the king and Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander
of the army, but he has not invited your servant Solomon.
20 And you, my lord, O king, all the eyes of Israel are upon you that you
should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
21 (Dt 31:16; 1Ki 2:10) Otherwise it shall be that when my lord the king
sleeps with his fathers, I and my son Solomon shall be considered offenders."
22 While she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
23 The king was told, "Nathan the prophet is here," and when he entered
the king's presence, he bowed himself before the king with his face
to the ground.
24 Nathan said, "My lord, O king, have you said, 'Adonijah shall reign
after me, and he shall sit upon my throne'?
25 (1Sa 10:24; 1Ki 1:9) For he has gone down this day and has slain oxen,
fat cattle, and sheep in abundance and has invited all the king's sons,
the commanders of the guard, and Abiathar the priest, and they eat and drink
with him, saying, 'God save King Adonijah!'
26 (1Ki 1:8; 1:10) But he has not invited me, your servant,
or Zadok the priest or Benaiah the son of Jehoiada or your servant Solomon.
27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and you have not let your servants
know who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"
Solomon Becomes King
1Ch 29:21-25
28 Then King David answered and said, "Call Bathsheba to me."
And she came into the king's presence and stood before the king.
29 (2Sa 4:9) The king vowed, "As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my soul
out of all distress,
30 (1Ki 1:13; 1:17) even as I swore to you by the Lord God of Israel, saying,
'Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon
my throne in my stead,' even so will I certainly do this day."
31 (Da 2:4; 3:9( Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground
in reverence to the king and said, "Let my lord King David live forever."
32 (1Ki 1:8) King David said, "Call Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada for me." So they came before the king.
33 (2Ch 32:30; 1Ki 1:38) And the king said to them, "Take with you
the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon
my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.
34 (1Sa 10:1; 2Sa 15:10) And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet
there anoint him king over Israel, and blow the trumpet
and say, 'God save King Solomon!'
35 Then you shall come up after him. And he shall come and sit on my throne,
for he will be king in my place as I have appointed him to be ruler
over Israel and over Judah."
36 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, "Amen!
May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, also say so!
37 (1Sa 20:13; 1Ki 1:47) As the Lord has been with my lord the king,
may He also be with Solomon and make his throne greater than the throne
of my lord King David."
38 (2Sa 8:18; 1Ki 1:8) So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet,
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Kerethites and the Pelethites went down
and had Solomon ride on King David's mule and brought him to Gihon.
39 (Ps 89:20; 1Sa 10:24) Zadok the priest took a horn of oil
out of the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet,
and all the people said, "God save King Solomon!"
40 All the people came up to see him and played flutes and greatly rejoiced,
so that the earth shook at the sound.
41 Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard the commotion
as they were finishing their meal, and when Joab heard the sound
of the trumpet, he said, "Why is the city so loud and in an uproar?"
42 (2Sa 15:36; 17:17) While he was speaking, Jonathan the son of Abiathar
the priest came. Adonijah said to him, "Come in, for you are a valiant man
and bring good tidings."
43 Jonathan answered Adonijah, saying, "Surely our lord King David
has made Solomon king.
44 The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet,
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Kerethites, and the Pelethites.
And they had him ride on the king's mule.
45 (1Ki 1:40) And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him
king in Gihon, and they have come up from their rejoicing, so that the city
is in an uproar. This is the noise that you heard.
46 (1Ch 29:23) Also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.
47 (Ge 47:31; 1Ki 1:37) Moreover, the king's servants came to bless our lord
King David, saying, 'May God make the name of Solomon better than your name
and make his throne greater than your throne.' And the king bowed himself upon
the bed.
48 (1Ki 3:6; Ps 132:11-12) The king also said, 'Blessed be the Lord God
of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day so that I could
see with my own eyes.' "
49 All the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid and rose up
and went on their way.
50 (1Ki 2:28) Adonijah feared Solomon. So he got up and went to the altar
and held on to its horns.
51 Then Solomon was told, "Adonijah fears King Solomon, for he has caught
hold of the horns on the altar, saying 'Let King Solomon swear to me today
that he will not slay his servant with the sword.'"
52 (1Sa 14:45; 2Sa 14:11) And Solomon said, "If he will show himself
a worthy man, not one of his hairs will fall to the ground, but if wickedness
is found in him, he shall die."
53 So King Solomon sent for him, and they brought him down from the altar,
and he came and bowed himself to King Solomon. And Solomon said to him,
"Go to your house."
1 Kings 1(KJV)
1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with
clothes, but he gat no heat.
2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord
the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her
cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel,
and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
4 And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered
to him: but the king knew her not.
David's Successor
5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king:
and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou
done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after
Absalom.
7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest:
and they following Adonijah helped him.
8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
nd Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged
to David, were not with Adonijah.
9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth,
which is by En-rogel, and called all his brethren the king's sons,
and all the men of Judah the king's servants:
10 but Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men,
and Solomon his brother, he called not.
11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon,
saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign,
and David our lord knoweth it not?
12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou
mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou,
my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon
thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
why then doth Adonijah reign?
14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king,
I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
15 And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king
was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
16 And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king
said, What wouldest thou?
17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God
unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign
after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king,
thou knowest it not:
19 and he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance,
and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest,
and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
20 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou
shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep
with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king,
Nathan the prophet also came in.
23 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet.
And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before
the king with his face to the ground.
24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign
after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
25 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle
and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons,
and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest;
and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
26 But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto
thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
28 Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into
the king's presence, and stood before the king.
29 And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my
soul out of all distress,
30 even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly
Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne
in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
31 Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth,
and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
32 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord,
and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down
to Gihon:
34 and let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king
over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
35 Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne;
for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler
over Israel and over Judah.
36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered
the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.
37 As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon,
and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down,
and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.
39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle,
and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said,
God save king Solomon.
40 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes,
and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
41 And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had
made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said,
Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
42 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest
came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man,
and bringest good tidings.
43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David
hath made Solomon king.
44 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites,
and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule:
45 and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king
in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city
rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
46 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
47 And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying,
God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater
than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
48 And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel,
which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
49 And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up,
and went every man his way.
50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught
hold on the horns of the altar.
51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon:
for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king
Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an
hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him,
he shall die.
53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar.
And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him,
Go to thine house.
1 Chronicles 29:23-25
23 (1Ki 2:12; 1Ch 28:5) Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord
as king instead of David his father, and he prospered,
and all Israel obeyed him.
24 All the leaders and the mighty men, and also the sons of King David,
pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
25 (1Ki 3:13; 2Ch 1:1) The Lord highly exalted Solomon in the sight
of all Israel and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had never been
on any king in Israel before him.
23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David
his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise
of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
25 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel,
and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king
before him in Israel.
1 Kings 2
David's Charge to Solomon
1Ch 29:26-28
1 (Ge 47:29; Dt 31:14) Now it was coming close to the day of David's death,
and he gave his son Solomon a charge, saying:
2 (Jos 23:14; 1:6-7) "I am going the way of all the earth. Be strong,
and show yourself to be a man.
3 (Dt 29:9; 17:18-20) And keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking
in His ways, keeping His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, a
nd His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses,
that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn,
4 (2Sa 7:25; 1Ki 8:25) that the Lord may carry out His word that He spoke
concerning me, saying, 'If your children take heed to their way,
to walk before Me in faithfulness with all their hearts
and with all their souls,
you shall not fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.'
5 (2Sa 3:27; 20:10) "Moreover, you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did
to me, what he did to the two commanders of the army of Israel, to Abner
the son of Ner and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, shedding
the blood of war in a time of peace. He spilled their blood on the belt
that was around his waist and on the shoes of his feet.
6 (1Ki 2:9) Do the right thing according to your wisdom,
and do not let his gray head go down to the grave in peace.
7 (2Sa 9:7; 9:10) "But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite,
and let them eat at your table, for with such loyalty they supported me
when I fled from your brother Absalom.
8 (2Sa 16:5-8) "There is also with you Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite
from Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to
Mahanaim. But when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him
by the Lord, saying, 'I will not put you to death with the sword.'
9 (1Ki 2:6; Ge 42:38) Now therefore do not hold him guiltless,
for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him.
Bring his gray head down to the grave with blood."
10 (Ac 2:29; 13:36) So David slept with his fathers
and was buried in the City of David.
11 (2Sa 5:4-5; 1Ch 29:26-27) David reigned over Israel forty years.
He reigned seven years in Hebron and 33 years in Jerusalem.
12 (2Ch 1:1) So Solomon sat upon the throne of his father David,
and his kingdom was firmly established.
David's Charge to Solomon
1 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon
his son, saying,
2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself
a man;
3 and keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep
his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies,
as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that
thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
4 that the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying,
If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all
their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he)
a man on the throne of Israel.
5 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what
he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner,
and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in
peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins,
and in his shoes that were on his feet.
6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down
to the grave in peace.
7 But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be
of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because
of Absalom thy brother.
8 And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite
of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went
to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him
by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest
what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down
to the grave with blood.
10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
11 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years:
seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned
he in Jerusalem.
12 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father;
and his kingdom was established greatly.
1 Chronicles 29
The Death of David
1Ki 2:10-12
26 (1Ch 18:14) Now David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
27 (2Sa 5:4-5; 1Ki 2:11) His tenure as king over Israel was forty years:
In Hebron, he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem
he was king thirty-three years.
28 (Ge 15:15; 1Ch 23:1) So he died at a good old age, full of days, riches,
and honor. And Solomon his son reigned in his place.
29 (1Sa 9:9; 22:5) Now the acts of David the king, first to last,
are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan
the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer
30 (Da 4:23; 4:25) with all his reign and his might and the times that
overtook him, and Israel, and all the kingdoms of the lands.
26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
27 And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years
reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour:
and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written
in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet,
and in the book of Gad the seer,
30 with all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him,
and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.
2 Chronicles 1:1
Solomon Seeks Wisdom
1 (1Ch 29:25; 1Ki 2:12) Now Solomon the son of David strengthened himself
over his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and made Solomon
exceedingly great.
1 And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom,
and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
1 Kings 2:13-46
The Throne of Solomon Established
13 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba
the mother of Solomon. And she said, "Do you come in peace?"
And he said, "I come peaceably."
14Then he said, "I have something to say to you."
And she said, "Speak."
15 (1Ki 1:5; 1:25) He said, "You know that the kingdom was mine and that all
Israel viewed me as the king. However, the kingdom has become my brother's,
for it was given to him by the Lord.
16 And now I ask one petition of you; do not deny me."
She said to him, "Keep speaking."
17 And he said, "Please speak to Solomon the king, for he will not refuse you,
that he may give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife."
18 Bathsheba said, "Very well, I will speak to the king on your behalf."
19 (Ps 45:9) So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf
of Adonijah. The king rose up to meet her and bowed to her. Then he sat down
on his throne and had a seat placed at his right hand for her to sit upon.
20 Then she said, "I desire one small petition of you. Please do not deny me."
And the king said to her, "Ask, my mother, for I will not refuse you."
21 She said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given as a wife to
Adonijah your brother."
22 (1Ch 3:2) King Solomon answered his mother, "Now why do you ask Abishag
the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, for he is my elder
brother. Ask not only for him, but also for Abiathar the priest,
and for Joab the son of Zeruiah."
23 (Ru 1:17) Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, "May God do so to me
and more also if this word does not cost Adonijah his life.
24 (1Ch 22:10) Now therefore as the Lord lives, who has established me
and set me on the throne of David my father and who has made me
a house as He promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day."
25 (2Sa 8:18) So King Solomon dispatched Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and he executed him.
26 (Jos 21:18; 1Sa 22:20-23) The king said to Abiathar the priest,
"Go to Anathoth, to your own fields, for you are worthy of death.
But I will not at this time put you to death, because you bore
the ark of the Lord God before David my father and because you shared
in all the hardships my father endured."
27 (1Sa 2:27-36) So Solomon expelled Abiathar from being priest to the Lord,
thus fulfilling the word of the Lord that He had spoken concerning
the house of Eli in Shiloh.
28 (1Ki 1:7; 1:50) Then word came to Joab, for Joab had followed Adonijah,
though he did not support Absalom. And Joab fled to the tabernacle of the Lord
and caught hold of the horns of the altar.
29 (1Ki 2:25; Ex 21:14) King Solomon was told that Joab had fled
to the tabernacle of the Lord and was by the altar. Then Solomon sent
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, "Go and execute him."
30 So Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord and said to him,
"Thus says the king, 'Come forth.' "
And he said, "No, I will die here."
And Benaiah told the king all Joab said.
31 (Nu 35:33; Dt 21:8-9) The king said to him, "Do as he has said, strike him
down and bury him, and thus take away from me and my father's house the guilt
for the blood Joab shed without cause.
32 (Jdg 9:24; 2Ch 21:13) The Lord shall return his blood upon his own head,
for he attacked two men more righteous and better than he-Abner
the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether,
commander of the army of Judah-and killed them with the sword
when my father David was unaware.
33 (1Ki 2:32) Therefore their blood shall return upon the head of Joab
and upon the head of his seed forever, but upon David and upon his seed
and upon his house and upon his throne
shall the peace of the Lord rest forever."
34 (Jos 15:61; 1Ki 2:25) So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up
and attacked and killed him, and he was buried in his own house
in the wilderness.
35 (1Ki 2:27; 4:4) The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the army
in place of Joab and put Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar.
36 The king sent and called for Shimei and said to him, "Build a house
for yourself in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and never leave the city.
37 (2Sa 1:16; 15:23) For on the day you go out and pass over
the Kidron Valley, know for certain that you will surely die.
Your blood shall be on your own head."
38 Shimei said to the king, "What you say is good. As my lord the king has
said, so will your servant do." And Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.
39 It came about that at the end of three years, two servants of Shimei
ran away to Achish son of Maakah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying,
"Your servants are in Gath."
40 Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Gath to Achish
to look for his servants. And Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath.
41 Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath
and had returned.
42 The king sent and called for Shimei and said to him, "Did I not make you
swear by the Lord and warned you, saying, 'Know for certain that on the day
you go out and walk abroad anywhere, you shall surely die'?
And you said to me, 'What you say is good; I will obey.'
43 Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord
and the commandment that I gave you?"
44 (2Sa 16:5-13; 1Sa 25:39) The king also said to Shimei, "You know
all the wickedness in your heart and what you did to David my father.
Therefore the Lord shall return your wickedness on your own head.
45 (Pr 25:5) But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David
shall be established before the Lord forever."
46 (1Ki 2:12; 2Ch 1:1) So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
who went out and attacked him so that he died.
And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon.
And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
15 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel
set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned
about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.
16 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him,
Say on.
17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not
say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
18 And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
19 Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him
for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her,
and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's
mother; and she sat on his right hand.
20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me
not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say
thee nay.
21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother
to wife.
22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask
Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is
mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab
the son of Zeruiah.
23 Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more
also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
24 Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me
on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house,
as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada;
and he fell upon him that he died.
26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth,
unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my
father was afflicted.
27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that
he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the
house of Eli in Shiloh.
28 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though
he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD,
and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
29 And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle
of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.
30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him,
Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here.
And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab,
and thus he answered me.
31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him,
and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab
shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
32 And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon
two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword,
my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner,
captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether,
captain of the host of Judah.
33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon
the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed,
and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever
from the LORD.
34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him:
and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host:
and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee
an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
37 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook
Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood
shall be upon thine own head.
38 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king
hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants
of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told
Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish
to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath,
and was come again.
42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him,
Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee,
saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest
abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me,
The word that I have heard is good.
43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD,
and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
44 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness
which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father:
therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
45 and king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall
be established before the LORD for ever.
46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out,
and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established
in the hand of Solomon.
Psalms 37
A Psalm of David.
1 Do not fret because of evildoers,
nor be jealous of those who do injustice.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For they will quickly wither like the grass,
and fade like the green herbs.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Trust in the Lord, and do good;
dwell in the land, and practice faithfulness.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Delight yourself in the Lord,
and He will give you the desires of your heart.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Commit your way to the Lord;
trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your judgment as the noonday.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;
do not fret because of those who prosper in their way,
because of those who make wicked schemes.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Let go of anger, and forsake wrath;
do not fret-it surely leads to evil deeds.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) For evildoers will be cut off,
but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the earth.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) For yet a little while, and the wicked will not be;
you will look diligently for their place, and it will not be.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) But the meek will inherit the earth,
and will delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
12 The wicked plot against the righteous,
and grind their teeth against them.
13 The Lord will laugh at him,
for He sees that his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn out the sword
and have bent their bow,
to cast down the poor and needy,
and to slay those on the upright path.
15 Their sword will enter into their own heart,
and their bows will be broken.
16 Better is a little that the righteous has
than the abundance of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord supports the righteous.
18 The Lord knows the days of people of integrity,
and their inheritance will be forever.
19 They will not be ashamed in the evil time,
and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
20 But the wicked will perish,
and the enemies of the Lord will be like the glory of pastures;
they will waste away, in smoke they will waste away.
21 The wicked borrows and does not repay,
but the righteous is gracious and gives.
22 For those who are blessed of Him will inherit the earth,
but those who are cursed of Him will be cut off.
23 The steps of a man are made firm by the Lord;
He delights in his way.
24 Though he falls, he will not be hurled down,
for the Lord supports him with His hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old;
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,
nor their offspring begging bread.
26 The righteous are gracious and lend,
and their offspring are a source of blessing.
27 Depart from evil and do good,
and abide forevermore.
28 For the Lord loves justice,
and does not forsake His saints;
they are preserved forever,
but the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.
29 The righteous will inherit the land,
and dwell on it forever.
30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and their tongue speaks justice.
31 The law of their God is in their heart;
none of their steps will slip.
32 The wicked watch the righteous,
and seek to kill them.
33 The Lord will not forsake them to their hand,
nor condemn them when they are judged.
34 Hope in the Lord,
and keep His way,
and He will exalt you to inherit the land;
when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
35 I have seen the wicked in great power,
and spreading himself like a luxuriant tree.
36 Yet he passed away, and he was not;
I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Mark the blameless man, and consider the upright,
for the end of that man is peace.
38 But the transgressors will be destroyed together;
the end of the wicked is to be cut off.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their refuge in the time of distress.
40 The Lord will help them and deliver them;
He will deliver them from the wicked,
and save them, because they take refuge in Him.
Psalm 37
[1] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against
the workers of iniquity.
[2] For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green
herb.
[3] Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and
verily thou shalt be fed.
[4] Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of
thine heart.
[5] Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it
to pass.
[6] And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy
judgment as the noonday.
[7] Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because
of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked
devices to pass.
[8] Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do
evil.
[9] For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they
shall inherit the earth.
[10] For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt
diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
[11] But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in
the abundance of peace.
[12] The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his
teeth.
[13] The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
[14] The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast
down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
[15] Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be
broken.
[16] A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many
wicked.
[17] For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the
righteous.
[18] The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall
be for ever.
[19] They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine
they shall be satisfied.
[20] But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as
the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
[21] The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth
mercy, and giveth.
[22] For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be
cursed of him shall be cut off.
[23] The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in
his way.
[24] Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD
upholdeth him with his hand.
[25] I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous
forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
[26] He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
[27] Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
[28] For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are
preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
[29] The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
[30] The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of
judgment.
[31] The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
[32] The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
[33] The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is
judged.
[34] Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit
the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
[35] I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a
green bay tree.
[36] Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he
could not be found.
[37] Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man
is peace.
[38] But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the
wicked shall be cut off.
[39] But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength
in the time of trouble.
[40] And the LORD shall help them and deliver them: he shall deliver them
from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
1) 1) 1 Chronicles 29:1-22
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 29:23-25
1 Kings 2:1-12
1 Chronicles 29:26-30
2 Chronicles 1:1
1 Kings 2:13-46
Psalms 37, 71, 94
1 Chronicles 29
Temple Offerings
1 (1Ch 22:5; 1Ki 3:7) King David said to all the assembly, "Solomon my son,
the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced, and the work
is great since the palace is not for a man but for the Lord God.
2 (1Ch 22:3-5; Isa 54:11-12) So with all my might I have prepared for
the house of my God: gold for the things of gold, silver for the things
of silver, bronze for the things of bronze, iron for the things of iron,
and wood for the things of wood, along with onyx stones and stones
for setting, stones of antimony, multicolored stones, and every precious
stone, even alabaster in abundance.
3 Moreover, in my devotion to the house
of my God I have offered from my own property, gold and silver, which I give
for the house of my God, over and above that which I prepared
for the holy dwelling place:
4 (1Ki 9:28; 1Ch 22:14) three thousand talents
[About 110 tons, or 100 metric tons.]
of gold of the gold of Ophir and seven thousand talents
[About 260 tons, or 235 metric tons.]
of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the house;
5 of gold for the things of gold and of silver for the things of silver,
even for all the handiwork of the craftsmen.
Now, who is willing to consecrate himself today to the Lord?"
6 Then the leaders of the fathers' houses, the leaders of the tribes
of Israel, the captains of thousands and hundreds, and the officials
of the king's workers offered willingly.
7 Also they donated to the service of the house of God five thousand talents
[About 190 tons, or 170 metric tons.] of gold and ten thousand darics
[About 185 pounds, or 84 kilograms. ]of gold, ten thousand talents
[About 380 tons, or 340 metric tons.] of silver, eighteen thousand talents
[About 675 tons, or 610 metric tons.] of bronze, and 100000 talents
[About 3,800 tons, or 3,400 metric tons.] of iron.
8 Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house
of the Lord in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9 (1Ki 8:61) Then the people rejoiced because they had offered willingly,
for with a whole heart they had offered freely to the Lord; a
nd King David also rejoiced greatly.
A Prayer of David
10 So David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly,
and David said,
"Blessed are You, O Lord,
the God of Israel,
our Father forever and ever.
11 (Da 4:34-35; Mt 6:13) Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power,
and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty,
for everything in the heavens and the earth is Yours.
Yours is the kingdom, O Lord,
and You exalt Yourself as head aboveall.
12 (2Ch 1:12; 20:6) Riches and honor flow from You,
and You rule over all.
In Your hand are power and might,
and in Your hand it is to make great and to strengthen all.
13 So now, our God, we give thanks to You,
and praise Your glorious name.
14 "But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer
so freely as this? For everything comes from You, even from Your own hand
we have given to You.
15 (Job 14:2; Ps 39:12) For we are strangers and sojourners before You,
just as all our fathers were. Our days on earth are like a shadow,
and there is no hope.
16 O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build You
a house for Your holy name has come from Your hand, and all belongs to You.
17 (1Ch 28:9; 1Sa 16:7) I know, my God, that You test the heart,
and with uprightness You are pleased, so in the uprightness of my heart
I have offered freely all these things, and now I have seen Your people,
those present here, offer freely and joyously to You.
18 O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this
forever in the thoughts and intentions of the heart of Your people
and direct their heart to You.
19 (Ps 72:1; 1Ch 22:14) Grant to Solomon my son a whole heart
to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies, and Your statutes,
to do all these things and to build the palace
for which I have made preparation."
20 (Ex 4:31) Then David said to all the assembly, "Bless now the Lord
your God." So all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers.
They bowed down and paid homage to the Lord and the king.
Solomon, King of Israel
1Ki 1:28-53
21 On the following day, they made sacrifices to the Lord and offered
burnt offerings to the Lord: one thousand bulls, one thousand rams,
and one thousand lambs, with their drink offerings and sacrifices
in abundance for all Israel.
22 (1Ch 23:1; 1Ki 1:34-39) So they ate and drank before the Lord on that day
with great joy.
And they made Solomon the son of David king a second time,
for they anointed him to the Lord as a ruler and Zadok as a priest.
1 Chronicles 29 (KJV)
1 Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son,
whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great:
for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for
things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass
for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things
of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers
colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
3 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have
of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house
of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,
4 even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir,
and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls
of the houses withal:
5 the gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver,
and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers.
And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?
6 Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel,
and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers
of the king's work, offered willingly,
7 and gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents
and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass
eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
8 And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure
of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with
perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD:
and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
Gives Thanks to God
10 Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David
said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
11 Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory,
and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven
and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted
as head above all.
12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in
thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and
to give strength unto all.
13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer
so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine
own have we given thee.
15 For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers:
our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.
16 O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house
for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.
17 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure
in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly
offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people,
which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
18 O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for
ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and
prepare their heart unto thee:
19 and give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments,
thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build
the palace, for the which I have made provision.
20 And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God.
And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers,
and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings
unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks,
a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings,
and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:
22 and did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness.
And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and
anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.
1 Kings 1
Adonijah Seeks Kingship
1 Now King David was old and advanced in years, and they covered him
with clothes, but he could not get warm.
2 Therefore his servants said to him, "Let a young virgin be found
for my lord the king, and let her stand before the king and care for him,
and let her lie by your side so that my lord the king may keep warm."
3 (Jos 19:18; 1Sa 28:4) So they searched for a beautiful young woman
throughout the land of Israel and found Abishag, a Shunammite,
and brought her to the king.
4 She was very beautiful and cared for the king and ministered to him,
but the king did not know her intimately.
5 (2Sa 3:4; 15:1) Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying,
"I will be king," and he assembled chariots and horsemen and fifty men
to run before him.
6 (2Sa 3:3-4; 1Ch 3:2) His father had not confronted him at any time
by asking, "Why have you done this?" He also was a very attractive man,
and he was born next after Absalom.
7 (2Sa 20:25; 1Ki 2:22) He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah
and with Abiathar the priest, and they agreed to help him.
8 (1Ki 4:18; 2Sa 20:25) But Zadok the priest and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada
and Nathan the prophet and Shimei and Rei and David's mighty men
did not join Adonijah.
9 (2Sa 17:17) Adonijah slaughtered sheep and oxen and fat cattle
by the Stone of Zoheleth, which is by En Rogel, and invited all his brothers,
the king's sons, and all the men of Judah, the king's servants.
10 (2Sa 12:24) But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah,
the mighty men, or his brother Solomon.
11 (2Sa 3:4) Therefore Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon,
saying, "Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns
and David our lord does not know it?
12 Now please come and let me give you some advice, so that you may save
your own life as well as that of your son Solomon.
13 (1Ki 1:30; 1:17) Go to King David and say to him, 'Did not you, my lord,
O king, swear to your handmaid, saying: Assuredly Solomon your son
shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
Why then does Adonijah reign?'
14 Then while you are still there talking with the king, I will come in
and confirm your words."
15 So Bathsheba went to the king's chamber. Now the king was very old,
and Abishag the Shunammite ministered to him.
16 Bathsheba bowed and prostrated herself before the king.
And the king said, "What do you want?"
17 (1Ki 1:13; 1:30) And she said to him, "My lord, you swore by the Lord
your God to your handmaid, saying: Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign
after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
18 (1Ki 1:24) But Adonijah reigns, and now, my lord, O king, you are unaware.
19 He has slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance and has invited
all the sons of the king and Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander
of the army, but he has not invited your servant Solomon.
20 And you, my lord, O king, all the eyes of Israel are upon you that you
should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
21 (Dt 31:16; 1Ki 2:10) Otherwise it shall be that when my lord the king
sleeps with his fathers, I and my son Solomon shall be considered offenders."
22 While she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
23 The king was told, "Nathan the prophet is here," and when he entered
the king's presence, he bowed himself before the king with his face
to the ground.
24 Nathan said, "My lord, O king, have you said, 'Adonijah shall reign
after me, and he shall sit upon my throne'?
25 (1Sa 10:24; 1Ki 1:9) For he has gone down this day and has slain oxen,
fat cattle, and sheep in abundance and has invited all the king's sons,
the commanders of the guard, and Abiathar the priest, and they eat and drink
with him, saying, 'God save King Adonijah!'
26 (1Ki 1:8; 1:10) But he has not invited me, your servant,
or Zadok the priest or Benaiah the son of Jehoiada or your servant Solomon.
27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and you have not let your servants
know who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"
Solomon Becomes King
1Ch 29:21-25
28 Then King David answered and said, "Call Bathsheba to me."
And she came into the king's presence and stood before the king.
29 (2Sa 4:9) The king vowed, "As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my soul
out of all distress,
30 (1Ki 1:13; 1:17) even as I swore to you by the Lord God of Israel, saying,
'Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon
my throne in my stead,' even so will I certainly do this day."
31 (Da 2:4; 3:9( Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground
in reverence to the king and said, "Let my lord King David live forever."
32 (1Ki 1:8) King David said, "Call Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada for me." So they came before the king.
33 (2Ch 32:30; 1Ki 1:38) And the king said to them, "Take with you
the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon
my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.
34 (1Sa 10:1; 2Sa 15:10) And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet
there anoint him king over Israel, and blow the trumpet
and say, 'God save King Solomon!'
35 Then you shall come up after him. And he shall come and sit on my throne,
for he will be king in my place as I have appointed him to be ruler
over Israel and over Judah."
36 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, "Amen!
May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, also say so!
37 (1Sa 20:13; 1Ki 1:47) As the Lord has been with my lord the king,
may He also be with Solomon and make his throne greater than the throne
of my lord King David."
38 (2Sa 8:18; 1Ki 1:8) So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet,
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Kerethites and the Pelethites went down
and had Solomon ride on King David's mule and brought him to Gihon.
39 (Ps 89:20; 1Sa 10:24) Zadok the priest took a horn of oil
out of the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet,
and all the people said, "God save King Solomon!"
40 All the people came up to see him and played flutes and greatly rejoiced,
so that the earth shook at the sound.
41 Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard the commotion
as they were finishing their meal, and when Joab heard the sound
of the trumpet, he said, "Why is the city so loud and in an uproar?"
42 (2Sa 15:36; 17:17) While he was speaking, Jonathan the son of Abiathar
the priest came. Adonijah said to him, "Come in, for you are a valiant man
and bring good tidings."
43 Jonathan answered Adonijah, saying, "Surely our lord King David
has made Solomon king.
44 The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet,
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Kerethites, and the Pelethites.
And they had him ride on the king's mule.
45 (1Ki 1:40) And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him
king in Gihon, and they have come up from their rejoicing, so that the city
is in an uproar. This is the noise that you heard.
46 (1Ch 29:23) Also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.
47 (Ge 47:31; 1Ki 1:37) Moreover, the king's servants came to bless our lord
King David, saying, 'May God make the name of Solomon better than your name
and make his throne greater than your throne.' And the king bowed himself upon
the bed.
48 (1Ki 3:6; Ps 132:11-12) The king also said, 'Blessed be the Lord God
of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day so that I could
see with my own eyes.' "
49 All the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid and rose up
and went on their way.
50 (1Ki 2:28) Adonijah feared Solomon. So he got up and went to the altar
and held on to its horns.
51 Then Solomon was told, "Adonijah fears King Solomon, for he has caught
hold of the horns on the altar, saying 'Let King Solomon swear to me today
that he will not slay his servant with the sword.'"
52 (1Sa 14:45; 2Sa 14:11) And Solomon said, "If he will show himself
a worthy man, not one of his hairs will fall to the ground, but if wickedness
is found in him, he shall die."
53 So King Solomon sent for him, and they brought him down from the altar,
and he came and bowed himself to King Solomon. And Solomon said to him,
"Go to your house."
1 Kings 1(KJV)
1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with
clothes, but he gat no heat.
2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord
the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her
cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel,
and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
4 And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered
to him: but the king knew her not.
David's Successor
5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king:
and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou
done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after
Absalom.
7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest:
and they following Adonijah helped him.
8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
nd Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged
to David, were not with Adonijah.
9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth,
which is by En-rogel, and called all his brethren the king's sons,
and all the men of Judah the king's servants:
10 but Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men,
and Solomon his brother, he called not.
11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon,
saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign,
and David our lord knoweth it not?
12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou
mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou,
my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon
thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
why then doth Adonijah reign?
14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king,
I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
15 And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king
was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
16 And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king
said, What wouldest thou?
17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God
unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign
after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king,
thou knowest it not:
19 and he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance,
and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest,
and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
20 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou
shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep
with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king,
Nathan the prophet also came in.
23 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet.
And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before
the king with his face to the ground.
24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign
after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
25 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle
and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons,
and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest;
and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
26 But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto
thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
28 Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into
the king's presence, and stood before the king.
29 And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my
soul out of all distress,
30 even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly
Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne
in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
31 Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth,
and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
32 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord,
and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down
to Gihon:
34 and let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king
over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
35 Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne;
for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler
over Israel and over Judah.
36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered
the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.
37 As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon,
and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down,
and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.
39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle,
and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said,
God save king Solomon.
40 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes,
and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
41 And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had
made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said,
Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
42 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest
came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man,
and bringest good tidings.
43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David
hath made Solomon king.
44 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites,
and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule:
45 and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king
in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city
rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
46 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
47 And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying,
God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater
than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
48 And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel,
which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
49 And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up,
and went every man his way.
50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught
hold on the horns of the altar.
51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon:
for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king
Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an
hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him,
he shall die.
53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar.
And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him,
Go to thine house.
1 Chronicles 29:23-25
23 (1Ki 2:12; 1Ch 28:5) Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord
as king instead of David his father, and he prospered,
and all Israel obeyed him.
24 All the leaders and the mighty men, and also the sons of King David,
pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
25 (1Ki 3:13; 2Ch 1:1) The Lord highly exalted Solomon in the sight
of all Israel and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had never been
on any king in Israel before him.
23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David
his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise
of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
25 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel,
and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king
before him in Israel.
1 Kings 2
David's Charge to Solomon
1Ch 29:26-28
1 (Ge 47:29; Dt 31:14) Now it was coming close to the day of David's death,
and he gave his son Solomon a charge, saying:
2 (Jos 23:14; 1:6-7) "I am going the way of all the earth. Be strong,
and show yourself to be a man.
3 (Dt 29:9; 17:18-20) And keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking
in His ways, keeping His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, a
nd His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses,
that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn,
4 (2Sa 7:25; 1Ki 8:25) that the Lord may carry out His word that He spoke
concerning me, saying, 'If your children take heed to their way,
to walk before Me in faithfulness with all their hearts
and with all their souls,
you shall not fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.'
5 (2Sa 3:27; 20:10) "Moreover, you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did
to me, what he did to the two commanders of the army of Israel, to Abner
the son of Ner and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, shedding
the blood of war in a time of peace. He spilled their blood on the belt
that was around his waist and on the shoes of his feet.
6 (1Ki 2:9) Do the right thing according to your wisdom,
and do not let his gray head go down to the grave in peace.
7 (2Sa 9:7; 9:10) "But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite,
and let them eat at your table, for with such loyalty they supported me
when I fled from your brother Absalom.
8 (2Sa 16:5-8) "There is also with you Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite
from Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to
Mahanaim. But when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him
by the Lord, saying, 'I will not put you to death with the sword.'
9 (1Ki 2:6; Ge 42:38) Now therefore do not hold him guiltless,
for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him.
Bring his gray head down to the grave with blood."
10 (Ac 2:29; 13:36) So David slept with his fathers
and was buried in the City of David.
11 (2Sa 5:4-5; 1Ch 29:26-27) David reigned over Israel forty years.
He reigned seven years in Hebron and 33 years in Jerusalem.
12 (2Ch 1:1) So Solomon sat upon the throne of his father David,
and his kingdom was firmly established.
David's Charge to Solomon
1 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon
his son, saying,
2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself
a man;
3 and keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep
his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies,
as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that
thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
4 that the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying,
If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all
their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he)
a man on the throne of Israel.
5 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what
he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner,
and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in
peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins,
and in his shoes that were on his feet.
6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down
to the grave in peace.
7 But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be
of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because
of Absalom thy brother.
8 And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite
of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went
to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him
by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest
what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down
to the grave with blood.
10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
11 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years:
seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned
he in Jerusalem.
12 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father;
and his kingdom was established greatly.
1 Chronicles 29
The Death of David
1Ki 2:10-12
26 (1Ch 18:14) Now David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
27 (2Sa 5:4-5; 1Ki 2:11) His tenure as king over Israel was forty years:
In Hebron, he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem
he was king thirty-three years.
28 (Ge 15:15; 1Ch 23:1) So he died at a good old age, full of days, riches,
and honor. And Solomon his son reigned in his place.
29 (1Sa 9:9; 22:5) Now the acts of David the king, first to last,
are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan
the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer
30 (Da 4:23; 4:25) with all his reign and his might and the times that
overtook him, and Israel, and all the kingdoms of the lands.
26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
27 And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years
reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour:
and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written
in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet,
and in the book of Gad the seer,
30 with all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him,
and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.
2 Chronicles 1:1
Solomon Seeks Wisdom
1 (1Ch 29:25; 1Ki 2:12) Now Solomon the son of David strengthened himself
over his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and made Solomon
exceedingly great.
1 And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom,
and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
1 Kings 2:13-46
The Throne of Solomon Established
13 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba
the mother of Solomon. And she said, "Do you come in peace?"
And he said, "I come peaceably."
14Then he said, "I have something to say to you."
And she said, "Speak."
15 (1Ki 1:5; 1:25) He said, "You know that the kingdom was mine and that all
Israel viewed me as the king. However, the kingdom has become my brother's,
for it was given to him by the Lord.
16 And now I ask one petition of you; do not deny me."
She said to him, "Keep speaking."
17 And he said, "Please speak to Solomon the king, for he will not refuse you,
that he may give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife."
18 Bathsheba said, "Very well, I will speak to the king on your behalf."
19 (Ps 45:9) So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf
of Adonijah. The king rose up to meet her and bowed to her. Then he sat down
on his throne and had a seat placed at his right hand for her to sit upon.
20 Then she said, "I desire one small petition of you. Please do not deny me."
And the king said to her, "Ask, my mother, for I will not refuse you."
21 She said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given as a wife to
Adonijah your brother."
22 (1Ch 3:2) King Solomon answered his mother, "Now why do you ask Abishag
the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, for he is my elder
brother. Ask not only for him, but also for Abiathar the priest,
and for Joab the son of Zeruiah."
23 (Ru 1:17) Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, "May God do so to me
and more also if this word does not cost Adonijah his life.
24 (1Ch 22:10) Now therefore as the Lord lives, who has established me
and set me on the throne of David my father and who has made me
a house as He promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day."
25 (2Sa 8:18) So King Solomon dispatched Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and he executed him.
26 (Jos 21:18; 1Sa 22:20-23) The king said to Abiathar the priest,
"Go to Anathoth, to your own fields, for you are worthy of death.
But I will not at this time put you to death, because you bore
the ark of the Lord God before David my father and because you shared
in all the hardships my father endured."
27 (1Sa 2:27-36) So Solomon expelled Abiathar from being priest to the Lord,
thus fulfilling the word of the Lord that He had spoken concerning
the house of Eli in Shiloh.
28 (1Ki 1:7; 1:50) Then word came to Joab, for Joab had followed Adonijah,
though he did not support Absalom. And Joab fled to the tabernacle of the Lord
and caught hold of the horns of the altar.
29 (1Ki 2:25; Ex 21:14) King Solomon was told that Joab had fled
to the tabernacle of the Lord and was by the altar. Then Solomon sent
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, "Go and execute him."
30 So Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord and said to him,
"Thus says the king, 'Come forth.' "
And he said, "No, I will die here."
And Benaiah told the king all Joab said.
31 (Nu 35:33; Dt 21:8-9) The king said to him, "Do as he has said, strike him
down and bury him, and thus take away from me and my father's house the guilt
for the blood Joab shed without cause.
32 (Jdg 9:24; 2Ch 21:13) The Lord shall return his blood upon his own head,
for he attacked two men more righteous and better than he-Abner
the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether,
commander of the army of Judah-and killed them with the sword
when my father David was unaware.
33 (1Ki 2:32) Therefore their blood shall return upon the head of Joab
and upon the head of his seed forever, but upon David and upon his seed
and upon his house and upon his throne
shall the peace of the Lord rest forever."
34 (Jos 15:61; 1Ki 2:25) So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up
and attacked and killed him, and he was buried in his own house
in the wilderness.
35 (1Ki 2:27; 4:4) The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the army
in place of Joab and put Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar.
36 The king sent and called for Shimei and said to him, "Build a house
for yourself in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and never leave the city.
37 (2Sa 1:16; 15:23) For on the day you go out and pass over
the Kidron Valley, know for certain that you will surely die.
Your blood shall be on your own head."
38 Shimei said to the king, "What you say is good. As my lord the king has
said, so will your servant do." And Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.
39 It came about that at the end of three years, two servants of Shimei
ran away to Achish son of Maakah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying,
"Your servants are in Gath."
40 Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Gath to Achish
to look for his servants. And Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath.
41 Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath
and had returned.
42 The king sent and called for Shimei and said to him, "Did I not make you
swear by the Lord and warned you, saying, 'Know for certain that on the day
you go out and walk abroad anywhere, you shall surely die'?
And you said to me, 'What you say is good; I will obey.'
43 Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord
and the commandment that I gave you?"
44 (2Sa 16:5-13; 1Sa 25:39) The king also said to Shimei, "You know
all the wickedness in your heart and what you did to David my father.
Therefore the Lord shall return your wickedness on your own head.
45 (Pr 25:5) But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David
shall be established before the Lord forever."
46 (1Ki 2:12; 2Ch 1:1) So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
who went out and attacked him so that he died.
And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon.
And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
15 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel
set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned
about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.
16 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him,
Say on.
17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not
say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
18 And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
19 Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him
for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her,
and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's
mother; and she sat on his right hand.
20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me
not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say
thee nay.
21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother
to wife.
22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask
Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is
mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab
the son of Zeruiah.
23 Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more
also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
24 Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me
on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house,
as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada;
and he fell upon him that he died.
26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth,
unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my
father was afflicted.
27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that
he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the
house of Eli in Shiloh.
28 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though
he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD,
and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
29 And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle
of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.
30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him,
Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here.
And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab,
and thus he answered me.
31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him,
and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab
shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
32 And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon
two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword,
my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner,
captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether,
captain of the host of Judah.
33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon
the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed,
and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever
from the LORD.
34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him:
and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host:
and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee
an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
37 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook
Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood
shall be upon thine own head.
38 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king
hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants
of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told
Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish
to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath,
and was come again.
42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him,
Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee,
saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest
abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me,
The word that I have heard is good.
43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD,
and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
44 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness
which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father:
therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
45 and king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall
be established before the LORD for ever.
46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out,
and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established
in the hand of Solomon.
Psalms 37
A Psalm of David.
1 Do not fret because of evildoers,
nor be jealous of those who do injustice.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For they will quickly wither like the grass,
and fade like the green herbs.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Trust in the Lord, and do good;
dwell in the land, and practice faithfulness.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Delight yourself in the Lord,
and He will give you the desires of your heart.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Commit your way to the Lord;
trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your judgment as the noonday.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;
do not fret because of those who prosper in their way,
because of those who make wicked schemes.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Let go of anger, and forsake wrath;
do not fret-it surely leads to evil deeds.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) For evildoers will be cut off,
but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the earth.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) For yet a little while, and the wicked will not be;
you will look diligently for their place, and it will not be.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) But the meek will inherit the earth,
and will delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
12 The wicked plot against the righteous,
and grind their teeth against them.
13 The Lord will laugh at him,
for He sees that his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn out the sword
and have bent their bow,
to cast down the poor and needy,
and to slay those on the upright path.
15 Their sword will enter into their own heart,
and their bows will be broken.
16 Better is a little that the righteous has
than the abundance of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord supports the righteous.
18 The Lord knows the days of people of integrity,
and their inheritance will be forever.
19 They will not be ashamed in the evil time,
and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
20 But the wicked will perish,
and the enemies of the Lord will be like the glory of pastures;
they will waste away, in smoke they will waste away.
21 The wicked borrows and does not repay,
but the righteous is gracious and gives.
22 For those who are blessed of Him will inherit the earth,
but those who are cursed of Him will be cut off.
23 The steps of a man are made firm by the Lord;
He delights in his way.
24 Though he falls, he will not be hurled down,
for the Lord supports him with His hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old;
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,
nor their offspring begging bread.
26 The righteous are gracious and lend,
and their offspring are a source of blessing.
27 Depart from evil and do good,
and abide forevermore.
28 For the Lord loves justice,
and does not forsake His saints;
they are preserved forever,
but the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.
29 The righteous will inherit the land,
and dwell on it forever.
30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and their tongue speaks justice.
31 The law of their God is in their heart;
none of their steps will slip.
32 The wicked watch the righteous,
and seek to kill them.
33 The Lord will not forsake them to their hand,
nor condemn them when they are judged.
34 Hope in the Lord,
and keep His way,
and He will exalt you to inherit the land;
when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
35 I have seen the wicked in great power,
and spreading himself like a luxuriant tree.
36 Yet he passed away, and he was not;
I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Mark the blameless man, and consider the upright,
for the end of that man is peace.
38 But the transgressors will be destroyed together;
the end of the wicked is to be cut off.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their refuge in the time of distress.
40 The Lord will help them and deliver them;
He will deliver them from the wicked,
and save them, because they take refuge in Him.
Psalm 37
[1] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against
the workers of iniquity.
[2] For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green
herb.
[3] Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and
verily thou shalt be fed.
[4] Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of
thine heart.
[5] Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it
to pass.
[6] And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy
judgment as the noonday.
[7] Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because
of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked
devices to pass.
[8] Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do
evil.
[9] For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they
shall inherit the earth.
[10] For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt
diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
[11] But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in
the abundance of peace.
[12] The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his
teeth.
[13] The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
[14] The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast
down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
[15] Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be
broken.
[16] A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many
wicked.
[17] For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the
righteous.
[18] The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall
be for ever.
[19] They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine
they shall be satisfied.
[20] But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as
the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
[21] The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth
mercy, and giveth.
[22] For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be
cursed of him shall be cut off.
[23] The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in
his way.
[24] Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD
upholdeth him with his hand.
[25] I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous
forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
[26] He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
[27] Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
[28] For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are
preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
[29] The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
[30] The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of
judgment.
[31] The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
[32] The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
[33] The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is
judged.
[34] Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit
the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
[35] I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a
green bay tree.
[36] Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he
could not be found.
[37] Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man
is peace.
[38] But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the
wicked shall be cut off.
[39] But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength
in the time of trouble.
[40] And the LORD shall help them and deliver them: he shall deliver them
from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
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