Solomon said to God, “You have shown great loving kindness to David my father, and have made me king in his place.
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Solomon said to God, “You have shown great loving kindness to David my father, and have made me king in his place.
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And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.
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And Solomon said unto God: 'Thou hast shown great kindness unto David my father, and hast made me king in his stead.
Cross-references (9)
Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 1:8 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 28:5 Of all my sons (for Yahweh has given me many sons), he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of Yahweh’s kingdom over Israel.
- Isaiah 55:3 Turn your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul will live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
- 2 Samuel 7:8-9 Now therefore tell my servant David this, ‘Yahweh of Armies says, “I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel. I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you. I will make you a great name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth.
- 2 Samuel 12:7-8 Nathan said to David, “You are the man. This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul. I gave you your master’s house, and your master’s wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that would have been too little, I would have added to you many more such things.
- 2 Samuel 22:51–23:1 He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.” Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, the man who was raised on high says, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:
- 1 Chronicles 29:23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of Yahweh as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
- Psalms 86:13 For your loving kindness is great toward me. You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
- Psalms 89:20-28 I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil, with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him. No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him. I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him. But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted. I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers. He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’ I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more. My covenant will stand firm with him.
- Psalms 89:49 Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your faithfulness?
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 1:8 And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast…
2Ch 1:8 And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.
Ver. 8. Thou hast showed, &c.] God must be praised for the kindness he hath showed to our ancestors also. See on 1Ki 3:6.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain To reign, &c. - Give me the spirit of…
To reign, &c. - Give me the spirit of my father David, that Israel may not suffer by the change. The eminency of those that went before us, and the obligation that lies upon us, to keep and carry on the good work they were engaged in, should quicken our prayers for wisdom and grace, that we may do the work of God in our day, as faithful as they did in theirs.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 1:8. And hast made me to reign —…
2Ch 1:8. And hast made me to reign — Give me the spirit of my father David, that Israel may not suffer by the change. The eminence of those that went before us, and the obligation that lies upon us to keep and carry on the good work they were engaged in, should quicken our prayers for wisdom and grace, that we may do the work of God in our day as faithfully as they did in theirs.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 8. mercy] R.V. kindness (as 1Ki_3:6). God shewed David…
8. mercy] R.V. kindness (as 1Ki_3:6). God shewed David not merely compassion, but also bounty.
made me to reign] R.V. made me king.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (8) Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David.—Literally, Thou,…
(8) Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David.—Literally, Thou, thou hast done great kindness with David. (The regular phrase; comp. Luk_1:72.) From this point the relation here is briefer on the whole than that of Kings. The greater part of the long verse (1Ki_3:6) is omitted, and the variations between the two texts become numerous, though the general sense is the same in each.
And hast made me to reign in his stead.—Comp. 1Ki_3:7; and the similar language of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria (B.C. 681-668): “Ever since Asshur, Samas, Bel, Nebo . . . made me, Esarhaddon, sit securely on the throne of my father” (Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia, 3:15, Colossians 2).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Thou hast showed great mercy unto David my father.…
Thou hast showed great mercy unto David my father. These also are the exact words found in the parallel place, but they omit the words, "thy servant," before "David," found there. And hast made me to reign in his stead. This concise expression takes the place of two equivalent expressions, found at the end of the sixth and beginning of the seventh verses in the parallel passage, the former of which passages also describes it as "this great kindness," i.e. kindness on the part of God a description very much in harmony with David"s own grateful acknowledgment to God. (1Ki_1:48) Up to this point our present account differs from its parallel in cutting out Solomon"s eulogy of his father ("According as he walked before thee in truth and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart with thee"), and his humbler disparagement of himself ("And I, a little child, know not how to go out or come in").
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 You have shown great covenant faithfulness to David
You have shown great covenant faithfulness to David
The abstract noun "faithfulness" can be stated as "faithfully" or "faithful." AT: "You have greatly and faithfully loved David" or "You have been very faithful to David" (See: Abstract Nouns)
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Now
Here the word "Now" is used to draw attention to the important point that follows.
let your promise to David my father be carried out
This can be stated in active form. AT: "please do what you promised to David my father that you would do" (See: Active or Passive)
a people as numerous as the dust of the earth
This simile emphasizes the great number of Israelites. AT: "countless people" or "very many people" (See: Simile)
give me wisdom and knowledge
This can be restated to remove the abstract nouns "wisdom" and "knowledge." AT: "cause me to be wise and to know many things" (See: Abstract Nouns)
who can judge your people, who are so many in number?
Here "judge" means to govern or rule. Solomon uses a question to state that it is impossible to rule over so many people without God's help. AT: "no one can judge all of your countless people without your help." (See: Rhetorical Question)
Because this was in your heart
Here "heart" represents desire. AT: "Because this was your desire" or "Because this is what you wanted" (See: Metonymy)
nor for the life of those who hate you
"nor to be able to defeat those who hate you" or "nor to be able to kill your enemies"
translationWords
covenant faithfulness
king
promise
people group
wise
know
judge
people of God
heart
honor
life
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