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1 Chronicles 29:24

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All the officials and mighty men, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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This verse in 1 Chronicles 29

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

Submitted themselves - נתנו יד תחת שלמה nathenu yad tachath Shelomoh. “They gave the hand under Solomon;” they swore fealty to him. We have already seen that putting the hand under the thigh (super sectionem circumcisionis) was the form of taking an oath. See the note on Gen 24:9.

This site's exposition

submitted themselves unto Solomon

on 1 Chronicles 29:24-25

The princes, the mighty men and David's own surviving sons submit to Solomon, gave the hand under him in the ceremony of an oath, and Chronicles records the succession as uncontested, with Adonijah's rival bid from 1 Kings 1 left out entirely. Verse 25 credits the Lord, not Solomon's own standing, with magnifying him exceedingly in the sight of all Israel and giving him royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel, greater than Saul's or even David's own. Chronicles tells a peaceful handover where Kings told a contested one, the same selective retelling that runs through the whole book.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And all the princes and the mighty men,.... The princes of the tribes, and the officers of the army: and all the sons likewise of King David; as many as were living: and though they were elder than Solomon: they submitted to Solomon the king; or "gave the hand under" (t) him, promised obedience, and swore allegiance to him, see Gen 24:2. (t) וישם יד תחת "dederunt manum sub Selomoh", Pagninus, Montanus, Michaelis.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

submitted themselves--Hebrew, "put their hands under Solomon," according to the custom still practised in the East of putting a hand under the king's extended hand and kissing the back of it (2Ki 10:15).

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The words behind it

13 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.

  • וְכָל־and all

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • הַשָּׂרִים֙the officials

    hasarimH8269 →421 times

  • וְהַגִּבֹּרִ֔יםand the mighty [men]

    vehaggiborimH1368 →158 times

  • וְגַ֕םand also

    vegamH1571 →769 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • בְּנֵ֖י[the] sons of

    beneiH1121 →4930 times

  • הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • דָּוִ֑ידDavid

    davidH1732 →999 times

  • נָ֣תְנוּthey gave

    natenuH5414 →2011 times

  • יָ֔דa hand

    yadH3027 →1618 times

  • תַּ֖חַתunder

    tachatH8478 →505 times

  • שְׁלֹמֹ֥הSolomon

    shelomohH8010 →291 times

  • הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

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

Related verses

14 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Ezekiel 17:18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’4 worksJeremiah 50:15Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take out your vengeance upon her; as she has done, do the same to her.3 works1 Chronicles 22:17Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon:2 worksGenesis 47:29When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,2 works1 Kings 2:24–25And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!”2 works2 Chronicles 30:8Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.2 works
The other 8 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Chronicles 2:3–9The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death.2 works1 Kings 1:50–53But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.2 works1 Chronicles 28:21The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man of every skill will be at your disposal for the work. The officials and all the people are fully at your command.”2 worksGenesis 24:2So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,2 worksEcclesiastes 8:2Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.2 worksEphesians 5:21Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.2 worksEzra 10:19Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.2 works1 Kings 3:28When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.2 works

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

    2 Chronicles 30:8

    Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger…

    it leads to

    • Exodus 32:9

      The LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.

    • 2 Chronicles 29:10

      Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.

    • Deuteronomy 10:16

      Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.

  • Through

    Genesis 47:29

    When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise…

    it leads to

    • Genesis 24:49

      Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; but if not, let me know, so that I may go elsewhere.”

    • Deuteronomy 31:14

      Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua…

    • Genesis 24:2

      So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,

    • 1 Kings 2:1

      As the time drew near for David to die, he charged his son Solomon,

    • Genesis 50:24–25

      Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac,…

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About 1 Chronicles

Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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