1 Chronicles 29:20–30

20 Then David said to the whole assembly, “Praise the Lord your God.” So they all praised the Lord, the God of their fathers; they bowed down, prostrating themselves before the Lord and the king.

Solomon Acknowledged as King

29:21–25pp—1Ki 1:28–53

21 The next day they made sacrifices to the Lord and presented burnt offerings to him:j a thousand bulls, a thousand rams and a thousand male lambs, together with their drink offerings, and other sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.k 22 They ate and drank with great joyl in the presence of the Lord that day.

Then they acknowledged Solomon son of David as king a second time, anointing him before the Lord to be ruler and Zadokm to be priest. 23 So Solomon satn on the throneo of the Lord as king in place of his father David. He prospered and all Israel obeyed him. 24 All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons,p pledged their submission to King Solomon.

25 The Lord highly exaltedq Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal splendorr such as no king over Israel ever had before.s

The Death of David

29:26–28pp—1Ki 2:10–12

26 David son of Jesse was kingt over all Israel.u 27 He ruled over Israel forty years—seven in Hebronv and thirty-three in Jerusalem.w 28 He diedx at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth and honor. His son Solomon succeeded him as king.y

29 As for the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, they are written in the records of Samuel the seer,z the records of Nathana the prophet and the records of Gadb the seer, 30 together with the details of his reign and power, and the circumstances that surrounded him and Israel and the kingdoms of all the other lands.