Then they designated Solomon, David’s son, as king a second time; 4 before the Lord they anointed him as ruler and Zadok as priest. 29:23 Solomon sat on the Lord’s throne as king in place of his father David; he was successful and all Israel was loyal to him. 5 29:24 All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon. 6 29:25 The Lord greatly magnified Solomon before all Israel and bestowed on him greater majesty than any king of Israel before him. 7
29:1 King David said to the entire assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, 8 and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.
1:33 The sons of Midian:
Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
1:34 Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac:
Esau and Israel.
1:35 The sons of Esau:
Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
1:36 The sons of Eliphaz:
Teman, Omar, Zephi, 9 Gatam, Kenaz, and (by Timna) Amalek. 10
1:37 The sons of Reuel:
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
1:38 The sons of Seir:
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
1:39 The sons of Lotan:
Hori and Homam. (Timna was Lotan’s sister.) 11
1 tn Heb “from all my sons, for many sons the
2 tn Heb “they ate and drank.”
3 tn Heb “with great joy.”
4 sn See 1 Chr 23:1, where David had previously designated Solomon as king over Israel.
5 tn Heb “listened to him.”
6 tn Heb “placed a hand under Solomon the king.”
7 tn Heb “and gave to him glory of kingship which there was not concerning every king before him over Israel.”
8 tn Heb “a young man and tender.”
9 tc Many medieval Hebrew
10 tn The Hebrew text has simply, “and Timna and Amalek,” but Gen 36:12 indicates that Timna, a concubine of Eliphaz, was the mother of Amalek. See also v. 39 below, which states that Timna was the sister of Lotan.
11 tn Perhaps this is the Timna mentioned in v. 36.