1 Chronicles 28:5
And of all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons), he has chosen Solomon my son, to set him on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
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Deuteronomy 17:15thou shalt surely set over thee the ruler whom the Lord God shall choose: of thy brethren thou shalt set over thee a ruler; thou shalt not have power to set over thee a stranger, because he is not thy brother.
1 Kings 1:20And thou, my lord, O king—the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, to tell them who shall sit upon the throne of my lord the king after him.
1 Kings 1:35And he shall sit upon my throne, and reign in my stead: and I have given charge that he should be for a prince over Israel and Judah.
1 Chronicles 3:9All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and there was also Tamar their sister.
1 Chronicles 17:14And I will establish him in my house and in his kingdom forever; and his throne shall be set up forever.
1 Chronicles 23:1And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel in his stead.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 28:2-11
David's Charge to the People. ( b. c. 1015.) 1 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem. 2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and… Read the whole commentary →