Chronicles I 29:25

25 And the Lord magnified Solomon over all Israel, and gave him royal glory, such as was not upon any king before him.

Chronicles I 29:25 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 29:25

And the Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly before all Israel,
&c.] By giving him such a large share of wisdom and understanding in government:

and bestowed upon him such royal majesty;
not only such wealth and riches, but such honour and reverence,

as had not been on any king before him in Israel;
not on Saul, nor even on David.

Chronicles I 29:25 In-Context

23 And Solomon sat upon the throne of his father David, and was highly honoured; and all Israel obeyed him.
24 The princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons of king David his father, were subject to him.
25 And the Lord magnified Solomon over all Israel, and gave him royal glory, such as was not upon any king before him.
26 And David the son of Jessae reigned over Israel forty years;
27 seven years in Chebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.