1 Chronicles 29:24

24 All the officials, the warriors, and the sons of King David pledged their loyalty 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 They feasted and drank in the LORD ’s presence with great joy that day. And again they crowned David’s son Solomon as their new king. They anointed him before the LORD as their leader, and they anointed Zadok as priest.

23 So Solomon took the throne of the LORD in place of his father, David, and he succeeded in everything, and all Israel obeyed him.

24 All the officials, the warriors, and the sons of King David pledged their loyalty to King Solomon.

25 And the LORD exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and he gave Solomon greater royal splendor than any king in Israel before him.

26 So David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.