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.”
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.
- BSB 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.”
- 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.”
- 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 2:15He said, “You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign. However the kingdom is turned around, and has become my brother’s; for it was his from Yahweh.
- Ps 72:1–2By Solomon. God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.
- 1 Chr 28:4–5However Yahweh, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.
- Ps 2:6“Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”
- 1 Kgs 1:17She said to him, “My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your servant, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’
- 1 Kgs 1:13Go in to king David, and tell him, ‘Didn’t you, my lord, king, swear to your servant, saying, “Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?” Why then does Adonijah reign?’
- 1 Chr 23:1Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
- 1 Kgs 2:12Solomon sat on David his father’s throne; and his kingdom was firmly established.
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