1 Chronicles 29:25
And 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.
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In Context
26Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
Cross References
Joshua 4:14On that day LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
1 Kings 3:12behold, I have done according to thy word. Lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart, so that there has been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like thee.
2 Chronicles 1:1And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom. And LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
Job 7:17What is man, that thou should magnify him, and that thou should set thy mind upon him,
Daniel 5:18O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom and greatness and glory and majesty.
Hebrews 2:9But we see Jesus who has been made a little something less than the heavenly agents, who, because of the suffering of death, has been crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God he would taste of death for every man.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 29:24-30
Solomon Magnified. ( b. c. 1015.) 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. 26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27 And the… Read the whole commentary →