1 Chronicles 29:22
in 1 Chronicles 29That day they ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD. Then, for a second time, they designated David’s son Solomon as king, anointing him before the LORD as ruler, and Zadok as the priest.
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ASV
and did eat and drink before Jehovah on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto Jehovah to be prince, and Zadok to be priest.
KJV
And 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.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 29
Commentary
7 notes on this verseThey made Solomon - king the second time - The first time of his being anointed and proclaimed king was when his brother Adonijah affected the throne; and Zadok, Nathan, and Benaiah anointed and proclaimed him in a hurry, and without pomp. See 1Ki 1:
This site's exposition
a thousand bulls, a thousand rams
on 1 Chronicles 29:21-22
The sacrifices, “a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, along with their drink offerings”, are made “for all Israel” at once. Solomon is designated king “for a second time”, which Adam Clarke ties to the hurried anointing during Adonijah's attempt in 1 Kings 1.
This site's exposition
ate and drank with great joy
The assembly ate and drank with great joy before the LORD. They made Solomon king for a second time, and Zadok was anointed as priest. Adam Clarke explains the first anointing as the hurried one of 1 Kings 1, done when Adonijah reached for the throne.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, 30 With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.
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And they did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great gladness,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
before the Lord--either in the immediate vicinity of the ark, or, perhaps, rather in a religious and devout spirit, as partaking of a sacrificial meal. made Solomon . . . king the second time--in reference to the first time, which was done precipitately on Adonijah's conspiracy (1Ki 1:35). they . . . anointed . . .
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
King the second time - Solomon’s first appointment was at the time of Adonijah’s rebellion (marginal reference). As that appointment was hurried and, comparatively speaking, private, David now thought it best formally to invest Solomon a second time with the sovereignty, in the face of all Israel. For a similar reason a second and public appointment of Zadok alone to the high priest’s office took place. Abiathar was not as yet absolutely thrust out; but it may be doubtful whether he was ever allowed to perform high priestly functions after his rebellion 1Ki 1:7; 1Ki 2:27.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּאכְל֨וּ | vaiyokhelu | and they ate | H398 → | |
| וַיִּשְׁתּ֜וּ | vaiyishtu | and they drank | H8354 → | 217 times |
| לִפְנֵ֧י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יְהוָ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בַּיּ֥וֹם | baiyom | on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַה֖וּא | hahu' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| בְּשִׂמְחָ֣ה | besimchah | with joy | H8057 → | 94 times |
| גְדוֹלָ֑ה | gedolah | great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| וַיַּמְלִ֤יכוּ | vaiyamlikhu | and they made king | H4427 → | 348 times |
| שֵׁנִית֙ | shenit | a second [time] | H8145 → | 156 times |
| לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה | lishlomoh | <to> Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| דָּוִ֔יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| וַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּ | vaiyimshechu | and they anointed [him] | H4886 → | 70 times |
| לַיהוָ֛ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לְנָגִ֥יד | lenagid | to ruler | H5057 → | 45 times |
| וּלְצָד֖וֹק | uletzadok | and <to> Zadok | H6659 → | 53 times |
| לְכֹהֵֽן׃ | lekhohen | to priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
וַיֹּאכְל֨וּand they ate
vaiyokheluH398 →
וַיִּשְׁתּ֜וּand they drank
vaiyishtuH8354 →217 times
לִפְנֵ֧י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
יְהוָ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בַּיּ֥וֹםon the day
baiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַה֖וּא<the> that
hahu'H1931 →1879 times
בְּשִׂמְחָ֣הwith joy
besimchahH8057 →94 times
גְדוֹלָ֑הgreat
gedolahH1419 →526 times
וַיַּמְלִ֤יכוּand they made king
vaiyamlikhuH4427 →348 times
שֵׁנִית֙a second [time]
shenitH8145 →156 times
לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה<to> Solomon
lishlomohH8010 →291 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
דָּוִ֔ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
וַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּand they anointed [him]
vaiyimshechuH4886 →70 times
לַיהוָ֛הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
לְנָגִ֥ידto ruler
lenagidH5057 →45 times
וּלְצָד֖וֹקand <to> Zadok
uletzadokH6659 →53 times
לְכֹהֵֽן׃to priest
lekhohenH3548 →750 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
1 Chronicles 23:1When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 29:28
He died at a ripe old age, full of years, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon reigned in his place.
- 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.
- 1 Kings 1:33–39
“Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.
- 1 Chronicles 29:28
Through
1 Kings 2:35And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 2:27
So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.
- 1 Kings 2:27
Through
Exodus 24:11But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.
it leads to
- Exodus 18:12
Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.
- Luke 15:23–24
Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.
- Genesis 31:54
Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.
- Exodus 18:12
Through
1 Kings 1:31Bathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
it leads to
- Daniel 2:4
Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
- Daniel 2:4
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
