1 Chronicles 29:24

24 All of the officers and mighty men promised to be completely faithful to King Solomon. So did all of King David's sons.

1 Chronicles 29:24 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 29:24

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" ^F20 him, promised obedience, and swore allegiance to him, see ( Genesis 24:2 Genesis 24:9 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 (txt dy Mvyw) "dederunt manum sub Selomoh", Pagninus, Montanus, Michaelis.

1 Chronicles 29:24 In-Context

22 They ate and drank with great joy that day. They did it in the sight of the Lord. Then they announced a second time that Solomon was king. He was the son of David. They anointed Solomon to be ruler in the sight of the Lord. They also anointed Zadok to be priest.

23 So Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord. He ruled as king in place of his father David. Things went well with him. All of the people of Israel obeyed him.

24 All of the officers and mighty men promised to be completely faithful to King Solomon. So did all of King David's sons.

25 The LORD greatly honored Solomon in the sight of all of the people. He gave him royal majesty. Solomon was given more glory than any king over Israel had ever had.

26 David was king over the whole nation of Israel. He was the son of Jesse.