1 Kings 2:12
New International Version
So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his rule was firmly established.

New Living Translation
Solomon became king and sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.

English Standard Version
So Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.

Berean Standard Bible
So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.

King James Bible
Then sat Solomon 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 American Standard Bible
Then Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.

NASB 1995
And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.

NASB 1977
And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.

Amplified Bible
Then Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.

Christian Standard Bible
Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingship was firmly established.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingship was firmly established.

American Standard Version
And Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was greatly established

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was established greatly.

Contemporary English Version
His son Solomon became king and took control of David's kingdom.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Solomon sat upon the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was strengthened exceedingly.

English Revised Version
And Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Solomon sat on his father David's throne, and his power was firmly established.

Good News Translation
Solomon succeeded his father David as king, and his royal power was firmly established.

International Standard Version
Solomon then assumed his father David's throne, and his kingdom was firmly established.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established firmly.

Literal Standard Version
And Solomon has sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom is established greatly,

Majority Standard Bible
So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.

New American Bible
Then Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingship was established.

NET Bible
Solomon sat on his father David's throne, and his royal authority was firmly solidified.

New Revised Standard Version
So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David; and his kingdom was firmly established.

New Heart English Bible
Solomon sat on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was firmly established.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then Solomon was seated upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

World English Bible
Solomon sat on David his father’s throne; and his kingdom was firmly established.

Young's Literal Translation
And Solomon hath sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom is established greatly,

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Context
David's Reign and Death
11The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 12So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.

Cross References
1 Kings 2:46
Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.

1 Chronicles 23:1
When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:23
So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.

2 Chronicles 1:1
Now Solomon son of David established himself securely over his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him and highly exalted him.


Treasury of Scripture

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

A.

1 Kings 1:46
And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.

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 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.

his kingdom

2 Samuel 7:12,13,29
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…

Psalm 72:8
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

Psalm 89:36,37
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me…

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1 Kings 2
1. David, having given a charge to Solomon
3. of Reverence
5. of Joab
7. of Barzillai
8. of Shimei
10. Solomon succeeds
12. Adonijah, moving Bathsheba to ask unto Solomon for Abishag,
13. is put to death
26. Abiathar, having his life given him, is deprived of the priesthood
28. Joab fleeing to the horns of the altar, is there slain
35. Benaiah is put in Joab's room, and Zadfok in Abiathar's
36. Shimei, confined to Jerusalem, by occasion of going to Gath, is put to death.














(12) His kingdom was established greatly.--From the notice in the closing verse of the chapter, that after the deaths of Adonijah, Joab, and Shimei, and the degradation of Abiathar, "the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon," it would seem that, under the smooth surface of apparent loyalty, there lurked some elements of disaffection and danger--perhaps aggravated by enmity from without; for we gather from 1Kings 11:14-25 that the death of David was the signal for some attempts at rebellion in the conquered nations. But these are apparently crushed without the slightest effort, though with no little fierceness and severity; and the royalty of Solomon rises at once to a colossal greatness.

Verse 12. - And Solomon sate on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom [i.e., dominion, sway] was established greatly. [Cf. 2 Chronicles 1:1, 2. This verse serves as a kind of heading or introduction to the rest of the chapter. It was principally by the removal of rivals and disaffected persons that his sway was established.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So Solomon
וּשְׁלֹמֹ֕ה (ū·šə·lō·mōh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne

sat
יָשַׁ֕ב (yā·šaḇ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the throne
כִּסֵּ֖א (kis·sê)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3678: Seat of honor, throne

of his father
אָבִ֑יו (’ā·ḇîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1: Father

David,
דָּוִ֣ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

and his kingdom
מַלְכֻת֖וֹ (mal·ḵu·ṯōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

was firmly
מְאֹֽד׃ (mə·’ōḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily

established.
וַתִּכֹּ֥ן (wat·tik·kōn)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3559: To be erect


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