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World English Bible

1 Kings 2:12

Solomon sat on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Solomon;   Throne;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Joab;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Preaching;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Solomon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Adonijah;   Reuben;   Solomon;   Throne;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Shimei ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Solomon;   Talent;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Kings, Books of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Abishag;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingship was firmly established.
Hebrew Names Version
Shlomo sat on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
King James Version
Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
English Standard Version
So Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.
New Century Version
Solomon became king after David, his father, and he was in firm control of his kingdom.
New English Translation
Solomon sat on his father David's throne, and his royal authority was firmly solidified.
Amplified Bible
Then Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.
New American Standard Bible
Then Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then sate Salomon vpon the throne of Dauid his father, and his kingdome was stablished mightily.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.
Contemporary English Version
His son Solomon became king and took control of David's kingdom.
Complete Jewish Bible
Shlomo sat on the throne of David his father; and his rule had become firmly established,
Darby Translation
And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
Easy-to-Read Version
Now Solomon was king. He sat on the throne of his father David and was in complete control of his kingdom.
George Lamsa Translation
Then Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was firmly established.
Good News Translation
Solomon succeeded his father David as king, and his royal power was firmly established.
Lexham English Bible
Then Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.
Literal Translation
And Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Salomon sat vpon the seate of Dauid his father, and his kyngdome was made very sure.
American Standard Version
And Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
Bible in Basic English
And Solomon took his place on the seat of David his father, and his kingdom was made safe and strong.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sate Solomon vpon the seate of Dauid his father, and his kingdome was stablished mightyly.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established firmly.
King James Version (1611)
Then sate Solomon vpon the throne of Dauid his father, and his kingdome was established greatly.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was established greatly.
English Revised Version
And Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
Berean Standard Bible
So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Salomon sat on the trone of Dauid, his fadir, and his rewme was maad stidfast greetli.
Young's Literal Translation
And Solomon hath sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom is established greatly,
Update Bible Version
And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then Solomon was seated upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
New King James Version
Then Solomon sat on the throne of his father David; and his kingdom was firmly established.
New Living Translation
Solomon became king and sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.
New Life Bible
Solomon sat on the throne of his father David and things went well for the nation.
New Revised Standard
So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David; and his kingdom was firmly established.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, when, Solomon, took his seat upon the throne of David his father, then was the kingdom firmly established.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Solomon sat upon the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was strengthened exceedingly.
Revised Standard Version
So Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was firmly established.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.

Contextual Overview

12 Solomon sat on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly. 13 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. She said, Come you peaceably? He said, Peaceably. 14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to tell you. She said, Say on. 15 He 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 about, and is become my brother's; for it was his from Yahweh. 16 Now I ask one petition of you; don't deny me. She said to him, Say on. 17 He said, Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell you 'no'), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife. 18 Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for you to the king. 19 Bath-sheba therefore went to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. The king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a throne to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand. 20 Then she said, I ask one small petition of you; don't deny me. The king said to her, Ask on, my mother; for I will not deny you. 21 She said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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sat Solomon: 1 Kings 1:46, 1 Chronicles 29:23-25, 2 Chronicles 1:1, Psalms 132:12

his kingdom: 2 Samuel 7:12, 2 Samuel 7:13, 2 Samuel 7:29, Psalms 72:8-20, Psalms 89:36, Psalms 89:37

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 1:13 - sit 1 Kings 1:35 - sit 1 Kings 2:46 - the kingdom 2 Chronicles 6:10 - I am risen Proverbs 1:1 - Solomon Proverbs 29:4 - king

Cross-References

Exodus 28:20
and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.
Exodus 39:13
and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in gold settings.
Numbers 11:7
The manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance of it as the appearance of bdellium.
Job 28:16
It can't be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
Ezekiel 28:13
You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the emerald, and gold: the workmanship of your tambourines and of your pipes was in you; in the day that you were created they were prepared.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then sat Solomon on the throne of David his father,.... So he did in his lifetime, with his consent, and by his order, and now by the agreement of the whole people:

and his kingdom was established greatly; all submitting to it, and none opposing it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The “establishment” of the kingdom here intended is probably its universal acceptance both by the tribe of Judah and the other Israelites.


 
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