1 Chronicles 29:21-26

21 And they offered sacrifices to the LORD, and on the next day offered burnt offerings to the LORD, 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 lambs, with their ¹drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.

22 And they ate and drank before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king ²the second time, and they ³anointed him as prince for the LORD, and ⁴Zadok as priest.

23 ⁵Then Solomon sat on the ⁶throne of the LORD as king in place of David his father. And he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.

24 All the leaders and the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.

25 And the LORD made Solomon very ⁷great in the sight of all Israel and ⁸bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

The Death of David

26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:21-26 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 29

This chapter relates how largely and liberally David, besides what he had before done, and his princes, offered towards defraying the expenses of building the temple, 1Ch 29:1-8 and the joy and thankfulness that he and his people expressed on that account, attended with prayers for Solomon, and offering sacrifices unto the Lord, 1Ch 29:9-21 and the chapter is closed, and so the book, with an account of the second unction of Solomon, the placing him on the throne, and the submission of all ranks of men unto him, and of the death of David, 1Ch 29:22-30.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 35:14
• 2. [1 Chronicles 23:1]
• 3. See 1 Kings 1:38, 39
• 4. 1 Kings 2:35
• 5. 1 Kings 2:12
• 6. 1 Chronicles 28:5; [2 Chronicles 9:8]
• 7. 2 Chronicles 1:1; [Joshua 3:7]
• 8. 1 Kings 3:13; 2 Chronicles 1:12; [Ecclesiastes 2:9]