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.
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The verbal differences between this passage and the corresponding one of Kings 1Ki 3:5-14 are very considerable, and indicate the general truth that the object of the sacred historians is to give a…
Here is, I. Solomon's great prosperity, Ch2 1:1. Though he had a contested title, yet, God being with him, he was strengthened in his kingdom; his heart and hands were strengthened, and his interest…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
mercy R.V. kindness (as 1Ki 3:6). God shewed David not merely compassion, but also bounty.
made me to reign R.V. made me king.
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