1 Chronicles 3:10

Solomon’s Descendants

3:10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam,

followed by Abijah his son,

Asa his son,

Jehoshaphat his son,

1 Chronicles 23:1

David Organizes the Levites

23:1 When David was old and approaching the end of his life, 1  he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:28

29:28 He died at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth, and honor. 2  His son Solomon succeeded him.

1 Chronicles 6:10

6:10 Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as a priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem. 3 

1 Chronicles 28:6

28:6 He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build my temple and my courts, for I have chosen him to become my son and I will become his father.

1 Chronicles 29:23-24

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. 4  29:24 All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon. 5 

1 Chronicles 6:32

6:32 They performed music 6  before the sanctuary 7  of the meeting tent until Solomon built the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem. 8  They carried out their tasks according to regulations.

1 Chronicles 18:8

18:8 From Tibhath 9  and Kun, 10  Hadadezer’s cities, David took a great deal of bronze. (Solomon used it to make the big bronze basin called “The Sea,” 11  the pillars, and other bronze items.

1 Chronicles 22:5

22:5 David said, “My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, 12  and the temple to be built for the Lord must be especially magnificent so it will become famous and be considered splendid by all the nations. 13  Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.” So David made extensive preparations before he died.

1 Chronicles 22:9

22:9 Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. 14  I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. 15  Indeed, Solomon 16  will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign. 17 

1 Chronicles 28:9

28:9 “And you, Solomon my son, obey 18  the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, 19  for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, 20  but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.

1 Chronicles 29:1

The People Contribute to the Project

29:1 King David said to the entire assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, 21  and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.

1 Chronicles 29:25

29:25 The Lord greatly magnified Solomon before all Israel and bestowed on him greater majesty than any king of Israel before him. 22 

1 tn Heb “and full of years.”

1 tn Heb “satisfied with days, wealth, and honor.”

1 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

1 tn Heb “listened to him.”

1 tn Heb “placed a hand under Solomon the king.”

1 tn Heb “they were serving…with music.”

2 tn Or traditionally “tabernacle.”

3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

1 tn The MT reads “Tibhath” here, a variant name for Tebah (cf. 2 Sam 8:8). Some English translations substitute the other version of the name here (e.g., NIV, NLT), while others follow the reading of the Hebrew text at this point (e.g., NAB, NASB, NRSV).

2 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:8 has the variant name “Berothai.”

3 tn Heb “the sea of bronze,” or “[the] sea, the bronze one.” See the note at 1 Kgs 7:23.

1 tn Heb “a young man and tender.”

2 tn Heb “and the house to build to make exceedingly great for a name and for splendor for all the lands.”

1 tn Heb “man of rest.”

2 tn Heb “his enemies all around.”

3 sn The name Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹה, shÿlomoh) sounds like (and may be derived from) the Hebrew word for “peace” (שָׁלוֹם, shalom).

4 tn Heb “in his days.”

1 tn Heb “know.”

2 tn Heb “with a complete heart and a willing being.”

3 tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”

1 tn Heb “a young man and tender.”

1 tn Heb “and gave to him glory of kingship which there was not concerning every king before him over Israel.”