1 Chronicles 12:18
12:18 But a spirit
empowered
Amasai, the leader of the thirty warriors, and he said:
“We are yours, O David!
We support you, O son of Jesse!
May you greatly prosper!
May those who help you prosper!
Indeed your God helps you!”
So David accepted them and made them leaders of raiding bands.
1 Chronicles 18:10
18:10 he sent his son Hadoram
to King David to extend his best wishes
and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Tou had been at war with Hadadezer.
He also sent various items made of gold, silver, and bronze.
1 Chronicles 19:2
19:2 David said, “I will express my loyalty
to Hanun son of Nahash, for his father was loyal
to me.” So David sent messengers to express his sympathy over his father’s death.
When David’s servants entered Ammonite territory to visit Hanun and express the king’s sympathy,
1 Chronicles 22:5
22:5 David said, “My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, 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. 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.
I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side.
Indeed, Solomon
will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
1 Chronicles 28:1
David Commissions Solomon to Build the Temple
28:1 David assembled in Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, including the commanders of the tribes, the commanders of the army divisions that served the king, the commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, the officials who were in charge of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, the eunuchs, and the warriors, including the most skilled of them.
1 Chronicles 28:4
28:4 The
Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty.
Indeed,
he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel.
1 Chronicles 28:9
28:9 “And you, Solomon my son, obey the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.