2 Chronicles 1:8

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Summary

2 Chronicles 1:8

And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.

Thou hast shewed

Isaiah 55:3

To reign

1 Chronicles 28:5

1 Chronicles 29:23

Bible References

Thou hast shewed

“Now therefore, thus you shall say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel.

Nathan then said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘It is I who anointed you king over Israel and it is I who delivered you from the hand of Saul.

“He is a tower of deliverance to His king,
And shows lovingkindness to His anointed,

To David and his descendants forever.”

Now these are the last words of David.
David the son of Jesse declares,

The man who was raised on high declares,

The anointed of the God of Jacob,

And the sweet psalmist of Israel,

For Your lovingkindness toward me is great,
And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

“I have found David My servant;
With My holy oil I have anointed him,

“Incline your ear and come to Me.
Listen, that you may live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
According to the faithful mercies shown to David.

To reign

Of all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons), He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father; and he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.