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Solomon: Succeeds David to the Throne of Israel 1 Kings 1:11–48

Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it? / Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon. / Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’

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Solomon: Succeeds David to the Throne of Israel 1 Kings 2:12

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

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Solomon: Succeeds David to the Throne of Israel 1 Chronicles 23:1

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

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Solomon: Succeeds David to the Throne of Israel 1 Chronicles 28:1

Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.

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Solomon: Succeeds David to the Throne of Israel Ecclesiastes 1:12

I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

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