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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 Chronicles 29:23 · King James Version

In other versions

  • Then Solomon sat on the throne of Jehovah as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

    ASV

  • So Solomon was put on the seat of the Lord as king in place of his father David, and everything went well for him; and all Israel was under his authority.

    BBE

  • And Solomon sat on the throne of Jehovah as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

    DBY

  • Then Solomon sat on the throne of Yahweh as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

    WEB

  • And Solomon sitteth on the throne of Jehovah for king instead of David his father, and prospereth, and all Israel hearken unto him,

    YLT

  • Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

    ENG

  • Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

    WBT

  • So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.

    BSB

In context

21And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:

22And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.

23Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

24And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.

25And 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.

Cross-references

People in this verse

  • David
  • Solomon

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