Then you shall go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. For I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Then come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne; for he shall be king in my place. I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah.”
- KJV Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
- NKJV Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne, and he shall be king in my place. For I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah.”
- NASB Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne, and he shall be king in my place; for I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah.”
- NLT Then escort him back here, and he will sit on my throne. He will succeed me as king, for I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah.”
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Quick answer
Solomon is to return, sit on David's throne, and reign as the appointed king over Israel and Judah. David formally transfers his rule.
Overview
David declares that Solomon will sit on his throne as his successor over the united kingdom. By personally appointing him, David removes all doubt about legitimacy. The orderly transfer preserves the Davidic dynasty through which God's covenant promises continue toward their fulfillment in Christ.
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Cross-references · 8
- 1 Kgs 2:15“You know that the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.
- Ps 72:1–2Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
- 1 Chr 28:4–5Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.
- Ps 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
- 1 Kgs 1:17“My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’
- 1 Kgs 1:13Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
- 1 Chr 23:1When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
- 1 Kgs 2:12So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.
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