1 Chronicles 23:1
So when Dauid was olde and full of dayes, he made Salomon his sonne King ouer Israel.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 hee gathered together all the princes of Israel with the Priestes and the Leuites.
Cross References
Genesis 35:29And Izhak gaue vp the ghost and died, and was gathered vnto his people, being olde and full of daies: and his sonnes Esau and Iaakob buried him.
1 Kings 1:27Is this thing done by my lord the King, and thou hast not shewed it vnto thy seruant, who should sitte on the throne of my lorde the King after him?
1 Kings 1:33Then the King said vnto them, Take with you the seruants of your lorde, and cause Salomon my sonne to ride vpon mine owne mule, and carie him downe to Gihon.
1 Chronicles 28:5So of all my sonnes (for the Lord hath giuen me many sonnes) he hath euen chosen Salomon my sonne to sit vpon the throne of the kingdome of the Lord ouer Israel.
1 Chronicles 29:28And he dyed in a good age, full of dayes, riches and honour, and Salomon his sonne reigned in his steade.
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 →