1 Chronicles 29:24 (KJV)

Passage

And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 29:22 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.

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.

1 Chronicles 29:24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.

1 Chronicles 29:25 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 Chronicles 29:26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "princes", "mighty", "sons", "likewise", "king", "david", "submitted", and "themselves". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "princes" and "mighty", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Then Solomon sat on the throne of..." into verse 25's "And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in...", so "princes" and "mighty" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "princes" and "mighty" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.