1 Chronicles 29:25
And the Lord magnified Solomon over all Israel, and gave him royal glory, such as was not upon any king before him.
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In Context
24The princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons of King David his father, were subject to him.
26And David the son of Jesse reigned over Israel forty years;
Cross References
Joshua 4:14In that day the Lord magnified Joshua before all the people of Israel; and they feared him, as they did Moses, as long as he lived.
1 Kings 3:12behold, I have done according to thy word: behold, I have given thee an understanding and wise heart: there has not been anyone like thee before thee, and after thee there shall not arise one like thee.
2 Chronicles 1:1And Solomon the son of David was established over his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and increased him exceedingly.
Job 7:17For what is man, that thou hast magnified him? 1 Or that thou givest heed to him? 1
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 29:24-30
Solomon Magnified. ( b. c. 1015.) 23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. 24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king. 25 And the Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel. 26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27 And the… Read the whole commentary →