1 Chronicles 23:1
And David being old and full of days, made Solomon his son king over Israel.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
In Context
2And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, and the priests and Levites.
Cross References
Genesis 35:29And being spent with age he died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
1 Kings 1:27Is this word come out from my lord the king, and hast thou not told me thy servant who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
1 Kings 1:33He said to them: Take with you the servants of your lord, and set my son Solomon upon my mule: and bring him to Gihon.
1 Chronicles 28:5And among my sons (for the Lord hath given me many sons) he hath chosen Solomon my son, to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
1 Chronicles 29:28And he died in a good age, full of days, and riches, and glory. And Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 23:1
David, having given charge concerning the building of the temple, in this and the following chapters settles the method of the temple-service and puts into order the offices and officers of it. In the late irregular times, and during the wars in the beginning of his reign, we may suppose that, though the Levitical ordinances were kept up, yet it was not in the order, nor with the beauty and exactness, that were desirable. Now David, being a prophet, as well as a prince, by divine warrant and direction, "set in… Read the whole commentary →