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 

[23:1]  ¹ tn Heb “and full of years.”

[29:28]  ¹ tn Heb “satisfied with days, wealth, and honor.”

[6:10]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[29:23]  ¹ tn Heb “listened to him.”

[29:24]  ¹ tn Heb “placed a hand under Solomon the king.”

[6:32]  ¹ tn Heb “they were serving…with music.”

[6:32]  ² tn Or traditionally “tabernacle.”

[6:32]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[18:8]  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).

[18:8]  ² tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:8 has the variant name “Berothai.”

[18:8]  ³ tn Heb “the sea of bronze,” or “[the] sea, the bronze one.” See the note at 1 Kgs 7:23.

[22:5]  ¹ tn Heb “a young man and tender.”

[22:5]  ² tn Heb “and the house to build to make exceedingly great for a name and for splendor for all the lands.”

[22:9]  ¹ tn Heb “man of rest.”

[22:9]  ² tn Heb “his enemies all around.”

[22:9]  ³ sn The name Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹה, shÿlomoh) sounds like (and may be derived from) the Hebrew word for “peace” (שָׁלוֹם, shalom).

[22:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “in his days.”

[28:9]  ¹ tn Heb “know.”

[28:9]  ² tn Heb “with a complete heart and a willing being.”

[28:9]  ³ tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”

[29:1]  ¹ tn Heb “a young man and tender.”

[29:25]  ¹ tn Heb “and gave to him glory of kingship which there was not concerning every king before him over Israel.”