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1 Chronicles 29:23

in 1 Chronicles 29

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

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

This verse in 1 Chronicles 29

Commentary

5 notes on this verse
Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord,.... Who had given it to him, and established him on it, and whose vicegerent he was, and over whose people he ruled: as king instead of David; he was viceroy to him in his life time, and succeeded him at his death, when he had the full power of government: and prospered; his reign was happy and peaceable: and all Israel obeyed him; at once; whereas it was some time, even years, before all Israel obeyed David.

This site's exposition

Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD

Solomon sits “on the throne of the LORD as king”, the sentence Chronicles has built toward since 28:5 named the throne of the LORD. After the exile, when no son of David sat on any throne, the naming kept the promise with the LORD who gave the throne.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The municipal laws of their kingdom were divine. Urim and prophets were the privy counsellors of their princes; therefore is their throne called the throne of the Lord. Solomon's kingdom typified the kingdom of the Messiah, and his is indeed the throne of the Lord; for the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment to him; hence he calls him his King, Ps. ii.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

David had more faith, and therefore had it more tried. They submitted themselves (Heb. They gave the hand under Solomon ), that is, bound themselves by oath to be true to him (putting the hand under the thigh was a ceremony anciently used in swearing); or they were so entirely devoted that they would put their hand under his feet to serve him.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

The throne of David is called here “the throne of the Lord,” as in 1Ch 28:5 it is called “the throne of the kingdom of the Lord,” because God had set it up and had promised to establish it.

The words behind it

14 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיֵּ֣שֶׁבand he sat

    vaiyeshevH3427 →1079 times

  • שְׁ֠לֹמֹהSolomon

    shelomohH8010 →291 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • כִּסֵּ֨א[the] throne of

    kise'H3678 →135 times

  • יְהוָ֧ה׀Yahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • לְמֶ֛לֶךְto king

    lemelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • תַּֽחַת־in place of

    tachat-H8478 →505 times

  • דָּוִ֥ידDavid

    davidH1732 →999 times

  • אָבִ֖יוfather his

    ʾavivH1 →1212 times

  • וַיַּצְלַ֑חand he was successful

    vaiyatzlachH6743 →65 times

  • וַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּand they listened

    vaiyishmeuH8085 →1159 times

  • אֵלָ֖יוto him

    ʾelavH413 →5510 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Romans 13:1

    Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.

    it leads to

    • Titus 3:1

      Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,

    • 1 Peter 2:13–17

      Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,

    • Daniel 2:21

      He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.

    • John 19:11

      Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”

    • Proverbs 8:15–16

      By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;

  • Through

    1 Kings 2:12

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

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 1:1

      Now Solomon son of David established himself securely over his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him and highly exalted him.

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 22:11

    Now, my son, may the LORD be with you, and may you succeed in building the house of the LORD your God, as He said you would.

    it leads to

    • 1 Chronicles 22:16

      in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.”

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 28:5

    And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

    it leads to

    • 1 Chronicles 3:1–9

      These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;

Where this verse is studied

About 1 Chronicles

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.