1 Kings 2:12
Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:29And now let it please thee and bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord Eternal, hast spoken it; and from thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
1 Kings 1:30Even as I have sworn unto thee by the Lord the God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and only he shall sit upon my throne in my stead: even so will I certainly do this day.
1 Kings 1:46And Solomon hath also sat on the kingly throne.
1 Chronicles 29:23Then sat Solomon on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and he was prosperous; and all Israel obeyed him.
Psalms 72:8And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
Psalms 132:12If thy children will observe my covenant and this my testimony which I teach them: then also shall their children sit for evermore upon the throne to succeed thee.”
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 2:2-12
David's Dying Charge; David's Death and Burial. ( b. c. 1015.) 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 show 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… Read the whole commentary →