And all the princes and the mighty men ,.... The princes of the tribes, and the officers of the army: and all the sons likewise of King David ; as many as were living: and though they were elder than Solomon: they submitted to Solomon the king ; or "gave the hand under" F20 וישם יד תחת "dederunt manum sub Selomoh", Pagninus, Montanus, Michaelis. him, promised obedience, and swore allegiance to him, see Genesis 24:2 . read more
Submitted themselves - שלמה תחת יד נתנו nathenu yad tachath Shelomoh . "They gave the hand under Solomon;" they swore fealty to him. We have already seen that putting the hand under the thigh ( super sectionem circumcisionis ) was the form of taking an oath. See the note on Genesis 24:9 . read more
These verses record "the sacrifices and drink offerings" by which all the service of this day was ratified as it were on the following day; also the solemn "anointing of Solomon to the Lord as chief governor, and of Zadok as priest," with the visible enthronement of Solomon, and the submission to him "of all Israel, of all the princes and mighty men, and also of all the sons of David" ( 1 Kings 1:49-53 ). read more
1 Chronicles 29:24. And all the sons likewise of David submitted themselves unto Solomon Hebrew, gave, or put the hand under Solomon, that is, owned him for their king, and themselves for his subjects, and bound themselves by oath to be true to him, which they possibly did, according to the ancient ceremony used in swearing, mentioned Genesis 24:2; Genesis 47:29; or rather, the thing is signified by a phrase, taken from that practice formerly used, though now neglected: it being usual... read more
Solomon presented to the people (28:1-29:30)David had been forced to appoint Solomon as king hastily when he learnt that another son, Adonijah, was plotting to seize the throne for himself (see notes on 1 Kings 1:5-53). That very unceremonious anointing of Solomon was followed soon after by a second anointing, this time with full religious and regal ceremony (see 29:22). This second occasion is the one that the Chronicler refers to here. David presented Solomon to the people as the one who, by... read more
submitted. Hebrew gave the hand unto: "hand" being put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for the submission implied by it. Compare 2 Chronicles 30:8 . read more
24. submitted themselves—Hebrew, "put their hands under Solomon," according to the custom still practised in the East of putting a hand under the king's extended hand and kissing the back of it ( :-). :-. HIS REIGN AND DEATH. read more
3. The third account of God’s promises to David chs. 28-29A primary concern of the Chronicler, the evidence of which is his selection of material and emphases, was the promise of a King who would eventually come and rule over God’s people. God had fulfilled some of the Davidic Covenant promises in David’s lifetime. He fulfilled others in Solomon’s reign. Still others remained unfulfilled. For a third time the writer recorded the promises God gave to David. In the first case, God spoke to David... read more
Solomon’s coronation 29:23-25Two years after David’s blessing, Solomon mounted the throne as sole king of Israel. [Note: Merrill, Kingdom of . . ., p. 248, n. 37.] The events surrounding Adonijah’s rebellion (1 Kings 1) were of no significance to the Chronicler since they had no bearing on his purpose. His interest lay in Solomon as a focus of the Davidic Covenant promises and the builder of the temple. read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 29:23-30
These verses bring king Solomon to his throne and king David to his grave. Thus the rising generation thrusts out that which went before, and says, ?Make room for us.? Every one has his day. I. Here is Solomon rising (1 Chron. 29:23): Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord. Not his throne which he prepared in the heavens, but the throne of Israel is called the throne of the Lord because not only is he King of all nations, and all kings rule under him, but he was in a peculiar manner King of... read more