1 Chronicles 29:25 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

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

1 Chronicles 29:27 And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years: he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "magnified", "solomon", "exceedingly", "sight", "israel", "bestowed", and "upon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "magnified", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "And all the princes and the mighty..." into verse 26's "Now David the son of Jesse reigned...", so "jehovah" and "magnified" 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 "jehovah" and "magnified" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.