1 Kings 2:45
And King Solomon is blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
46l so Solomon the son of David reigned over Israel and Judah in Jerusalem.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:13He shall build for me a house to my name, and I will set up his throne even forever.
1 Kings 2:33And their blood is returned upon his head, and upon the head of his seed forever: but to David, and his seed, and his house, and his throne, may there be peace forever from the Lord.
Psalms 21:4But thou, the praise of Israel, dwellest in a sanctuary. 1
Psalms 72:17Until I go into the sanctuary of God; 1 And so understand the latter end. 1
Isaiah 9:6His government shall be great, and of his peace there is no end: it shall be upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to support it with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth and forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall perform this.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 2:36-46
Shimei's Punishment. ( b. c. 1014.) 35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar. 36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. 37 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head. 38 And… Read the whole commentary →