And the Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly before all Israel ,.... By giving him such a large share of wisdom and understanding in government: and bestowed upon him such royal majesty ; not only such wealth and riches, but such honour and reverence: as had not been on any king before him in Israel ; not on Saul, nor even on David. 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
Any king before him in Israel . There were, of course, only two kings "before" Solomon in Israel. The promise of God to Solomon, however, when he was "pleased" with the speech of the prayer which he offered a very short time subsequently, was much larger, and suggests itself to us as what may really have been present to the mind of the historian when he used the less comprehensive words above ( 2 Chronicles 1:12 ; 1 Kings 4:12 , 1 Kings 4:13 ). read more
1 Chronicles 29:25. The Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly Gave him great honour and reputation, together with riches and power, and all such things as render a king great and glorious. Bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king of Israel Either on David or Saul, or any of the former governors of Israel. None of his predecessors possessed such dignity and authority, or lived in such splendour and magnificence as he did. 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
bestowed. Compare 1 Kings 3:13 . 2 Chronicles 1:12 .Ecclesiastes 2:9 . in = over. 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
David’s Offerings, Thanksgiving, and Death1. The palace] The word in the original is more strictly applicable to the fortress which was attached to the Second Temple (Nehemiah 2:8) and afterwards called the tower of Antonia, but here and in 1 Chronicles 29:19 is employed of Solomon’s Temple.3. Of mine own proper good] RV ’a treasure of mine own.’4. Three thousand, etc.] The weights here named, as in many other places in Chronicles, are incredibly large, amounting in value to £21,320,000 of our... 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