1 Kings 2:12 KJV — MannaFest

1 Kings 2:12

Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

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ASV

And Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

WEB

So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.

YLT

And Solomon hath sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom is established greatly,

DBT

And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

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1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
Date: Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile

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2 Chronicles 1:1
And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
1 Kings 2:46
So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
1 Chronicles 29:23
Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
1 Kings 1:13
Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

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Though he was to be a prince of peace, he began his reign with some remarkable acts of justice, 1. Upon Adonijah, whom he put to death for his aspiring pretensions,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

He came to it much more easily and peaceably than David did, and much sooner saw his government established. It is happy for a kingdom when the end of one good reign is the beginning of another, as it was here.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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