1 Chronicles 23:1
And David was old and satisfied with days, and he causes his son Solomon to reign over Israel,
Literal Standard Version
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 gathers all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites;
Cross References
Genesis 35:29and Isaac expires, and dies, and is gathered to his people, aged and satisfied with days; and his sons Esau and Jacob bury him.
1 Kings 1:27if this thing has been from my lord the king, then you have not caused your servant to know who sits on the throne of my lord the king after him.”
1 Kings 1:33And the king says to them, “Take the servants of your lord with you, and you have caused my son Solomon to ride on my own mule, and caused him to go down to Gihon,
1 Chronicles 28:5and out of all my sons—for YHWH has given many sons to me—He also fixes on my son Solomon, to sit on the throne of the kingdom of YHWH over Israel,
1 Chronicles 29:28and he dies in a good old age, satisfied with days, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon reigns 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 →