1 Kings 2:12 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹²Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

1 Kings 2:12 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 1:1
And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
1 Chronicles 29:23-25
Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. …
2 Samuel 7:12-13
And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. …
1 Kings 1:46
And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
Psalms 72:8-20
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. …

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 12-25)

Here is, I. Solomon’s accession to the throne, 1 Kgs. 2:12. He came to it much more easily and peaceably than David did, and much sooner saw his government established. It is happy for a kingdom when the end of one good reign is the beginning of another, as it was here. II. His just and necessary removal of Adonijah his rival, in order to the establishment of his throne. Adonijah had made some bol…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 12)

12. Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father--His ascension to the royal dignity was made under the happiest auspices. Having been born after his father became monarch of the whole kingdom, his claim, according to the notions of Oriental people, was preferable to that of all, even his elder brothers. The Hebrew kingdom enjoyed internal prosperity; it was respected and renowned abroad,…