DAVID and SOLOMON

 

David once prayed for Solomon:

1 Chronicles 29:18-19

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18 O Lord God of Abraham, 

Isaac, and of Israel, 

our fathers, 

keep this for ever in the imagination 

of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, 

and prepare their heart unto thee:

19 And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, 

to keep thy commandments, 

thy testimonies, and thy statutes, 

and to do all these things, 

and to build the palace, 

for the which I have made provision.

What a rich history between king David and his son, Solomon.

And how GOD loved both so much!

Anointing both, to be king.

One was a man of war.

The other, a "man of rest".

David ruled for 40 years.

Solomon ruled for 40 years, too.

Solomon was charged to build the HOUSE for GOD.

1 Chronicles 22:5-6

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5 And David said, 

Solomon my son is young and tender, 

and the house that is to be builded for the Lord 

must be exceeding magnifical, 

of fame and of glory throughout all countries: 

I will therefore now make preparation for it. 

So David prepared abundantly before his death.

6 Then he called for Solomon his son, 

and charged him to build an house 

for the Lord God of Israel.

King David couldn't build the house for this reason.

1 Chronicles 22:7-8

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7 And David said to Solomon, 

My son, as for me, 

it was in my mind to build an house 

unto the name of the Lord my God:

8 But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 

Thou hast shed blood abundantly, 

and hast made great wars: 

thou shalt not build an house unto my name, 

because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth 

in my sight.

In place of David, a son was prophesied to build GOD's temple.

Solomon was his name.

1 Chronicles 22:9-10

King James Version

9 Behold, 

a son shall be born to thee, 

who shall be a man of rest; 

and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: 

for his name shall be Solomon, 

and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.

10 He shall build an house for my name; 

and he shall be my son, 

and I will be his father; 

and I will establish the throne of his kingdom 

over Israel for ever.

David blesses Solomon.

1 Chronicles 22:11-16

King James Version

11 Now, my son, 

the Lord be with thee; 

and prosper thou, 

and build the house of the Lord thy God, 

as he hath said of thee.

12 Only the Lord give thee 

wisdom and understanding, 

and give thee charge concerning Israel, 

that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God.

13 Then shalt thou prosper,

if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments 

which the Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel: 

be strong, and of good courage; 

dread not, nor be dismayed.

14 Now, behold, 

in my trouble 

I have prepared for the house of the Lord 

an hundred thousand talents of gold, 

and a thousand thousand talents of silver; 

and of brass and iron without weight; 

for it is in abundance: 

timber also and stone have I prepared; 

and thou mayest add thereto.

15 Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, 

hewers and workers of stone and timber, 

and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.

16 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, 

there is no number. 

Arise therefore, 

and be doing, 

and the Lord be with thee.

He also commands all his princes to help Solomon.

1 Chronicles 22:17-19

King James Version

17 David also commanded all the princes of Israel 

to help Solomon his son, saying,

18 Is not the Lord your God with you? 

and hath he not given you rest on every side? 

for he hath given the inhabitants of the land 

into mine hand; 

and the land is subdued before the Lord, 

and before his people.

19 Now set your heart and your soul 

to seek the Lord your God; 

arise therefore, 

and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God, 

to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord, 

and the holy vessels of God,

 into the house that is to be built 

to the name of the Lord.

At his deathbed, David told Solomon:

1 Kings 2:2-12

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2 I go the way of all the earth: 

be thou strong therefore, 

and shew thyself a man;

3 And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, 

to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, 

and his commandments, and his judgments, 

and his testimonies,

 as it is written in the law of Moses, 

that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, 

and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

4 That the Lord may continue his word 

which he spake concerning me, saying, 

If thy children take heed to their way, 

to walk before me in truth 

with all their heart and with all their soul, 

there shall not fail thee 

(said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

5 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab 

the son of Zeruiah did to me, 

and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, 

unto Abner the son of Ner, 

and unto Amasa the son of Jether, 

whom he slew, 

and shed the blood of war in peace, 

and put the blood of war 

upon his girdle that was about his loins, 

and in his shoes that were on his feet.

6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, 

and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.

7 But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai 

the Gileadite, 

and let them be of those that eat at thy table: 

for so they came to me when I fled 

because of Absalom thy brother.

8 And, behold, 

thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, 

a Benjamite of Bahurim, 

which cursed me with a grievous curse 

in the day when I went to Mahanaim: 

but he came down to meet me at Jordan, 

and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, 

I will not put thee to death with the sword.

9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: 

for thou art a wise man, 

and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; 

but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.

10 So David slept with his fathers, 

and was buried in the city of David.

11 And the days that David reigned over Israel 

were forty years: 

seven years reigned he in Hebron, 

and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

12 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; 

and his kingdom was established greatly.

Two great kings.

One loved nation.

ONE, GREAT GOD.

What a magnificent story!

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SOLOMON succeeds DAVID

 

1 Kings 2:10-12

King James Version

10 So David slept with his fathers, 

and was buried in the city of David.

11 And the days that David reigned over Israel 

were forty years: 

seven years reigned he in Hebron, 

and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

12 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; 

and his kingdom was established greatly.

As king David was in the throes of death, prophet Nathan urged Bathsheba to ensure Solomon takes to the throne.

For David's fourth son, Adonijah, had declared himself king, as his father was still alive.

David tells Bathsheba:

1 Kings 1:32-35

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32 And king David said, 

Call me Zadok the priest, 

and Nathan the prophet, 

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. 

And they came before the king.

33 The king also said unto them, 

Take with you the servants of your lord, 

and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, 

and bring him down to Gihon:

34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet 

anoint him there king over Israel: 

and blow ye with the trumpet, 

and say, 

God save king Solomon.

35 Then ye shall come up after him, 

that he may come and sit upon my throne; 

for he shall be king in my stead: 

and I have appointed him 

to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

Solomon was anointed NEW king of Israel.

1 Kings 1:38-43

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38 So Zadok the priest, 

and Nathan the prophet, 

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, 

and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, 

went down, and caused Solomon 

to ride upon king David's mule, 

and brought him to Gihon.

39 And Zadok the priest 

took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, 

and anointed Solomon. 

And they blew the trumpet; 

and all the people said, 

God save king Solomon.

40 And all the people came up after him, 

and the people piped with pipes, 

and rejoiced with great joy, 

so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

41 And Adonijah 

and all the guests that were with him heard it 

as they had made an end of eating. 

And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, 

he said, 

Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?

42 And while he yet spake, 

behold, 

Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; 

and Adonijah said unto him, 

Come in; for thou art a valiant man, 

and bringest good tidings.

43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, 

Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.

At his deathbed, king David gave his son, Solomon, important commands, for the sake of GOD, and His chosen nation, Israel:

1 Kings 2:1-10

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2 Now the days of David drew nigh 

that he should die; 

and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

2 I go the way of all the earth: 

be thou strong therefore, 

and shew thyself a man;

3 And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, 

to walk in his ways, 

to keep his statutes, 

and his commandments, 

and his judgments, 

and his testimonies, 

as it is written in the law of Moses, 

that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, 

and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

4 That the Lord may continue his word 

which he spake concerning me, saying, 

If thy children take heed to their way, 

to walk before me in truth 

with all their heart and with all their soul, 

there shall not fail thee (said he) 

a man on the throne of Israel.

5 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab 

the son of Zeruiah did to me, 

and what he did 

to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, 

unto Abner the son of Ner, 

and unto Amasa the son of Jether, 

whom he slew, 

and shed the blood of war in peace, 

and put the blood of war upon his girdle 

that was about his loins, 

and in his shoes that were on his feet.

6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, 

and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.

7 But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai 

the Gileadite, 

and let them be of those that eat at thy table: 

for so they came to me when I fled 

because of Absalom thy brother.

8 And, behold, 

thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, 

a Benjamite of Bahurim, 

which cursed me with a grievous curse 

in the day when I went to Mahanaim: 

but he came down to meet me at Jordan, 

and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, 

I will not put thee to death with the sword.

9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: 

for thou art a wise man, 

and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; 

but his hoar head bring thou down 

to the grave with blood.

10 So David slept with his fathers, 

and was buried in the city of David.

Adonijah speaks to Bathsheba, acknowledging Solomon's kingship comes from the LORD.

1 Kings 2:15

King James Version

15 And he said, 

Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, 

and that all Israel set their faces on me, 

that I should reign: 

howbeit the kingdom is turned about, 

and is become my brother's: 

for it was his from the Lord.

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DAVID and BATHSHEBA

 

David and Bathsheba have a NEW son:

2 Samuel 12:24-25

King James Version

24 And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, 

and went in unto her, and lay with her: 

and she bare a son, 

and he called his name Solomon: 

and the Lord loved him.

25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; 

and he called his name Jedidiah, 

because of the Lord.

King David was Solomon's father.

His mother was Bathsheba.

Solomon was the offspring of an adulterous relationship.

But did you know he had an older brother?

And that his father was cursed by GOD?

Herein are the circumstances:

2 Samuel 12:1-23

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12 And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. 

And he came unto him, 

and said unto him, 

There were two men in one city; 

the one rich, and the other poor.

2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:

3 But the poor man had nothing, 

save one little ewe lamb, 

which he had bought and nourished up: 

and it grew up together with him, 

and with his children; 

it did eat of his own meat, 

and drank of his own cup, 

and lay in his bosom, 

and was unto him as a daughter.

4 And there came a traveller unto the rich man, 

and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, 

to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; 

but took the poor man's lamb, 

and dressed it for the man that was come to him.

5 And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; 

and he said to Nathan, 

As the Lord liveth, 

the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:

6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, 

because he did this thing, 

and because he had no pity.

7 And Nathan said to David, 

Thou art the man. 

Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, 

I anointed thee king over Israel, 

and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

8 And I gave thee thy master's house, 

and thy master's wives into thy bosom,

 and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; 

and if that had been too little,

 I would moreover have given unto thee 

such and such things.

9 Wherefore hast thou despised 

the commandment of the Lord, 

to do evil in his sight? 

thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, 

and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, 

and hast slain him 

with the sword of the children of Ammon.

10 Now therefore 

the sword shall never depart from thine house; 

because thou hast despised me, 

and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

11 Thus saith the Lord, 

Behold, 

I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, 

and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, 

and give them unto thy neighbour, 

and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

12 For thou didst it secretly: 

but I will do this thing before all Israel, 

and before the sun.

13 And David said unto Nathan, 

I have sinned against the Lord. 

And Nathan said unto David, 

The Lord also hath put away thy sin; 

thou shalt not die.

14 Howbeit, 

because by this deed thou hast given great occasion 

to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, 

the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

15 And Nathan departed unto his house. 

And the Lord struck the child 

that Uriah's wife bare unto David, 

and it was very sick.

16 David therefore besought God for the child; 

and David fasted, and went in, 

and lay all night upon the earth.

17 And the elders of his house arose, 

and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: 

but he would not, 

neither did he eat bread with them.

18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, 

that the child died. 

And the servants of David feared to tell him 

that the child was dead: 

for they said, 

Behold, 

while the child was yet alive, 

we spake unto him, 

and he would not hearken unto our voice: 

how will he then vex himself, 

if we tell him that the child is dead?

19 But when David saw that his servants whispered, 

David perceived that the child was dead: 

therefore David said unto his servants, 

Is the child dead? 

And they said, He is dead.

20 Then David arose from the earth, 

and washed, 

and anointed himself, 

and changed his apparel, 

and came into the house of the Lord, 

and worshipped: 

then he came to his own house; 

and when he required, 

they set bread before him, and he did eat.

21 Then said his servants unto him, 

What thing is this that thou hast done? 

thou didst fast and weep for the child, 

while it was alive; 

but when the child was dead, 

thou didst rise and eat bread.

22 And he said, 

While the child was yet alive, 

I fasted and wept: 

for I said, 

Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, 

that the child may live?

23 But now he is dead, 

wherefore should I fast? 

can I bring him back again? 

I shall go to him, 

but he shall not return to me.

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