1 Chronicles 29:24

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

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 and they ate and drank before the Lord on that day with great joy. They made David's son Solomon king a second time; they anointed him as the Lord's prince, and Zadok as priest.

23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord, succeeding his father David as king; he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.

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

25 The Lord highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

26 Thus David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.