1 Chronicles 29:21-25

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.

22 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.

23 So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered and all Israel obeyed him.

24 All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their submission to King Solomon.

25 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.

1 Chronicles 29:21-25 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. S 1 Kings 8:62
• 2. 1 Chronicles 11:1
• 3. 1 Chronicles 12:40; 1 Chronicles 23:1
• 4. S 1 Samuel 2:35; 1 Kings 1:33-39
• 5. S Deuteronomy 17:18
• 6. S 1 Kings 2:12; S 1 Chronicles 17:14
• 7. 1 Kings 1:9
• 8. S Joshua 3:7
• 9. 1 Kings 10:7; 2 Chronicles 1:1,12
• 10. 1 Kings 3:13; Ecclesiastes 2:9