The Death of David and Solomon’s Accession
1 Chronicles 29:26-30
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1 C.29.26 - Details
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Parallels
- 2 Samuel 5:3 (thematic): All the elders of Israel come to David at Hebron and make him king over Israel — the account of Israel’s recognition/installation of David as king.
- 2 Samuel 5:4-5 (verbal): Parallel summary of David’s reign: his age, years of rule, and explicit statement that he reigned over all Israel (duplicate narrative to Chronicles).
- 1 Chronicles 29:25 (verbal): Immediate parallel within Chronicles: a near-identical summary statement that David reigned over Israel and prepared Solomon to succeed him.
- 1 Kings 2:11 (structural): Kings’ summary statement of David’s reign (length and conclusion) that likewise presents David as king over Israel and frames the transfer to Solomon.
Alternative generated candidates
- David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
- And David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
1 C.29.27 - Details
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Parallels
- 2 Samuel 5:4-5 (verbal): Direct parallel wording: states David reigned forty years, seven years in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem (same chronological summary).
- 1 Kings 2:11 (verbal): Repeats the same summary of David's reign (total forty years; seven in Hebron, thirty‑three in Jerusalem) in the Deuteronomistic history.
- 2 Samuel 2:11 (allusion): Related report of David's rule in Hebron, giving the period as seven years and six months—an alternative chronological tradition connected to David's Hebron reign.
- Psalm 89:29-37 (thematic): The psalmic oracle on the Davidic covenant and the enduring throne of David thematically echoes the significance and continuity of David's kingship summarized in 1 Chronicles 29:27.
Alternative generated candidates
- The days that he reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years he reigned in Hebron and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem.
- And the days in which he reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem.
1 C.29.28 - Details
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Parallels
- 1 Kings 2:10-12 (structural): Parallel narrative summation: David's death and the succession of Solomon are reported in the Books of Kings with the same overall sequence (death of David; Solomon reigns).
- 1 Kings 1:39-40 (structural): Earlier Kings account of Solomon being anointed and established as king in David's lifetime—another parallel account of the transfer of rule to Solomon referenced in Chronicles 29:28.
- Genesis 25:8 (verbal): Uses near-identical language ('died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years')—a common biblical formula for describing a long, honored life that Chronicles applies to David.
- Genesis 35:29 (verbal): Another instance of the same formula describing a patriarch's death ('old and full of days'), showing the traditional phrasing Chronicles employs for David's peaceful death and honorable end.
Alternative generated candidates
- He died at a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor; and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
- And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor; and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
1 C.29.29 - Details
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Parallels
- 2 Samuel 23:1-2 (structural): Both passages frame David’s concluding words or summary of his life: 1 Chron 29:29 speaks of David’s ‘first and last’ deeds being recorded, while 2 Sam 23 introduces David’s ‘last words’—a structural parallel in presenting a final summary.
- 2 Samuel 1:17-18 (verbal): Both verses refer to written records of events and songs about David: 2 Sam 1:17–18 says the lament is ‘written in the Book of Jasher,’ echoing 1 Chron 29:29’s statement that David’s acts are ‘written’ in prophetic records.
- 2 Samuel 7:4-17 (cf. 1 Chronicles 17:1-15) (allusion): Nathan’s role in conveying God’s covenant to David is narrated in 2 Sam 7 (and recapitulated in 1 Chron 17); 1 Chron 29:29 explicitly names Nathan as one who recorded David’s deeds, alluding to the material Nathan preserved.
- 2 Samuel 24:11-25 (thematic): Gad appears in 2 Samuel as David’s seer who brings divine messages and directives (notably concerning the census and altar); 1 Chron 29:29 similarly credits Gad as one who recorded David’s acts, thematically linking the accounts where Gad functions as a witness/recorder.
Alternative generated candidates
- Now the first and last deeds of King David are written in the records of Samuel the seer, in the records of Nathan the prophet, and in the records of Gad the seer.
- And the first and the last words concerning King David are written in the records of Samuel the seer, and in the records of Nathan the prophet, and in the records of Gad the seer.
1 C.29.30 - Details
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Parallels
- 2 Samuel 8:15 (verbal): Chronicles echoes Samuel's summary of David's rule: 'David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people,' reflecting the same summary of his kingship and authority.
- 2 Samuel 5:4-5 (verbal): Provides the same factual detail about the length and beginning of David's reign (thirty years old; reigned forty years), which Chronicles repeats in its summary of David's reign.
- 1 Kings 2:11 (verbal): Another royal summary repeating the statement about the duration of David's reign ('the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years'), paralleling Chronicles' concluding summary of his reign and achievements.
- 2 Samuel 7:9-10 (thematic): God's promise to establish and enlarge David's house and subdue his enemies parallels the Chronicles emphasis on David's kingdom, might, and dominion 'over all the kingdoms of the lands'—a theological framing of his successes as divinely granted.
Alternative generated candidates
- Together with all his reign and might, and with the events that befell him and Israel and all the kingdoms of the lands.
- Along with all his reign and his might, and the events that befell him and Israel and all the kingdoms of the lands.
And David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
The days that he reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years he reigned at Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem.
He died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor; and Solomon his son reigned in his stead. Now the acts of King David, the earlier and the later, are written in the records of Samuel the seer, in the records of Nathan the prophet, and in the records of Gad the seer.
Also included are all his reign and his mighty deeds, and the events that befell him and Israel and all the kingdoms of the lands.