1 Chronicles 29:25 (GNV)

Passage

And the Lord magnified Salomon in dignitie, in the sight of all Israel, and gaue him so glorious a kingdome, as no King had before him in Israel.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 29:23 So Salomon sate on the throne of the Lord, as King in steade of Dauid his father, and prospered: and all Israel obeyed him.

1 Chronicles 29:24 And all the princes and men of power, and all the sonnes of King Dauid submitted them selues vnder King Salomon.

1 Chronicles 29:25 And the Lord magnified Salomon in dignitie, in the sight of all Israel, and gaue him so glorious a kingdome, as no King had before him in Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:26 Thus Dauid the sonne of Ishai reigned ouer all Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:27 And the space that he reigned ouer Israel, was fourtie yeere: seuen yeere reigned he in Hebron, and three and thirtie yeere reigned he in Ierusalem:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "magnified", "salomon", "dignitie", "sight", "israel", "gaue", and "glorious". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" 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 men of..." into verse 26's "Thus Dauid the sonne of Ishai reigned...", so "lord" 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 "lord" and "magnified" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.