1 Kings 1:13
Haste, and go in to king David, and thou shalt speak to him, saying, Hast not thou, my lord, O king, sworn to thine handmaid, saying, Thy son Solomon shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then does Adonias reign?
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Deuteronomy 17:18And when he shall be established in his government, then shall he write for himself this repetition of the law into a book by the hands of the priests the Levites;
1 Kings 1:17And she said, My lord, thou didst swear by the Lord thy God to thine handmaid, saying, Thy son Solomon shall reign after me, and shall sit upon my throne.
1 Kings 1:30as I swore to thee by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead, so will I do this day.
1 Kings 1:48Moreover thus said the king, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has this day + 1:48 Gr. given.appointed one of my seed sitting on my throne, and my eyes see it.
1 Chronicles 22:6And he called Solomon his son, and commanded him to build the house for the Lord God of Israel.
1 Chronicles 29:23And Solomon sat upon the throne of his father David, and was highly honoured; and all Israel obeyed him.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:12-32
David Makes Solomon King. ( b. c. 1015.) 11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba 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,… Read the whole commentary →