1 Chronicles 23 · Verse 1

1 Chronicles 23:1

So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
1 Chronicles 23:1, King James Version

1 Chronicles 23:1 in other translations

BSBWhen David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
WEBNow David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
ASVNow David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
YLTAnd David is old, and satisfied with days, and causeth his son Solomon to reign over Israel,
DARBYAnd David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
BBENow David was old and full of days; and he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
WebsterSo when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

What does 1 Chronicles 23:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
1Ch 23:1. David Makes Solomon King. 1. when David was old ... he made Solomon ... king--This brief statement, which comprises the substance of 1Ki 1:32-48, is made here solely to introduce an account of the preparations carried on by David during the latter years of his life for providing a national place of worship. 1Ch 23:2-6. Number and Distribution of the Levites.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

David makes Solomon king, 1Chr 23:1. Numbers the Levites, and appoints them their work, 1Chr 23:2-5. The sons of Levi, Gershom, Kohath, Merari, and their descendants, 1Chr 23:6-12. The sons of Amram, and their descendants, 1Chr 23:13. The sons of Moses, and their descendants, 1Chr 23:14-24. David appoints the Levites to wait on the priests for the service of the sanctuary, 1Chr 23:25-32. Verse 1 David was old and full of days - On the phrase full of days, see the note on Gen 25:8.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 23:1-23
David, having given charge concerning the building of the temple, settles the method of the temple service, and orders the officers of it. When those of the same family were employed together, it would engage them to love and assist one another.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Chronicles 23:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְדָוִ֥ידve.da.Vidand DavidH1732
זָקֵ֖ןza.Kenhe was oldH2204
וְשָׂבַ֣עve.sa.Va'and he was satisfiedH7646
יָמִ֑יםya.MimdaysH3117
וַיַּמְלֵ֛ךְvai.yam.Lekhand he made kingH4427
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
בְנ֖וֹve.Noson hisH1121
עַל\־'al-overH5921
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 23:1

  • 1 Chronicles 29:28

    And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

  • 1 Chronicles 28:5

    And of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

  • 1 Kings 1:33-39

    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: 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. 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. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the Lord God of my lord the king say so too. …

  • 1 Kings 1:1

    Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:22-25

    And did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the Lord to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest. Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king. And the Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

  • 1 Kings 1:30

    Even as I sware unto thee by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.

  • Genesis 35:29

    And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

  • Job 5:26

    Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.

  • Genesis 25:8

    Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 David in his old age makes Solomon king.
2 The number and distribution of the Levites.
7 The families of the Gershonites.
12 The sons of Kohath.
21 The sons of Merari.
24 The office of the Levites.

A.M. 2989. B.C. 1015. An. Ex. Is. 476. old.
29:28; Ge 25:8; 35:29; 1Ki 1:1; Job 5:26
he made.
28:5; 29:22-25; 1Ki 1:33-39

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 23:1

    So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

  • 1 Chronicles 23:2

    And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

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1 Chronicles 23:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		SIENDO pues David ya viejo y harto de días, hizo á Salomón su hijo rey sobre Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		*Et David était vieux et rassasié de jours, et il établit Salomon, son fils, roi sur Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David war alt und der Tage satt; und er machte Salomo, seinen Sohn, zum König über Israel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Igitur David, senex et plenus dierum, regem constituit Salomonem filium suum super Israël.