Solomon Acknowledged as King
21 The next day they made sacrifices to the LORD and presented burnt offerings to him: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams and a thousand male lambs, together with their drink offerings, and other sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.
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They ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD that day. Then they acknowledged Solomon son of David as king a second time, anointing him before the LORD to be ruler and Zadok to be priest.
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So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered and all Israel obeyed him.
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All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their submission to King Solomon.
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The LORD highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal splendor such as no king over Israel ever had before.
The Death of David
26 David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.
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He ruled over Israel forty years—seven in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.
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He died at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth and honor. His son Solomon succeeded him as king.
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As for the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, they are written in the records of Samuel the seer, the records of Nathan the prophet and the records of Gad the seer,
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together with the details of his reign and power, and the circumstances that surrounded him and Israel and the kingdoms of all the other lands.