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.
2 Chronicles 1:8 in other translations
| BSB | Solomon replied to God: “You have shown much loving devotion to my father David, and You have made me king in his place. |
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| WEB | Solomon said to God, “You have shown great loving kindness to David my father, and have made me king in his place. |
| ASV | And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast showed great lovingkindness unto David my father, and hast made me king in his stead. |
| YLT | And Solomon saith to God, ‘Thou hast done with David my father great kindness, and hast caused me to reign in his stead. |
| DARBY | And Solomon said to God, Thou hast shewn unto David my father great loving-kindness, and hast made me king in his stead. |
| BBE | And Solomon said to God, Great was your mercy to David my father, and you have made me king in his place. |
| Webster | And Solomon said to God, Thou hast shown great mercy to David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead. |
2 Chronicles 1:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 1:8
- 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.
- Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
- Psalms 86:13
For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
- 1 Chronicles 29:23
Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
- 2 Samuel 12:7-8
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; 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.
- 2 Samuel 22:51-23:1
He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore. Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
- Psalms 89:20-28
I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him. The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. …
- Psalms 89:49
Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
- 2 Samuel 7:8-9
Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
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Context
- 2 Chronicles 1:7
In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 1:9
Now, O Lord God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
2 Chronicles 1:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Salomón dijo á Dios: Tú has hecho con David mi padre grande misericordia, y á mí me has puesto por rey en lugar suyo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Salomon dit à Dieu: Tu as usé d’une grande bonté envers David, mon père, et tu m’as fait roi à sa place: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Salomo sprach zu Gott: Du hast ja an David, meinem Vater, große Güte erwiesen, und du hast mich zum König gemacht an seiner Statt: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque Salomon Deo: Tu fecisti cum David patre meo misericordiam magnam, et constituisti me regem pro eo. |