1 Chronicles 29:23 (DBY)

Passage

And Solomon sat on the throne of Jehovah as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 29:21 And they sacrificed sacrifices to Jehovah, and offered up burnt-offerings to Jehovah, on the morrow after that day: a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs, with their drink-offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:22 And they ate and drank before Jehovah on that day with great joy. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him to Jehovah to be prince, and Zadok to be priest.

1 Chronicles 29:23 And Solomon sat on the throne of Jehovah 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 to Solomon the king.

1 Chronicles 29:25 And Jehovah magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him royal majesty such as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "solomon", "throne", "jehovah", "king", "instead", "david", "father", and "prospered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "solomon" and "throne", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "And they ate and drank before Jehovah..." into verse 24's "And all the princes and the mighty...", so "solomon" and "throne" 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 "solomon" and "throne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.