relationship between the deity and the king (e.g., Ps. 2:7, where this expression is used with reference to the king). But the Chronicler made a significant change in this verse. Whereas the source text (2 Sam. 7:14) adds “when he does wrong, I will punish him with the rod of men, with floggings inflicted by men,” the Chronicler omits any possibility of Solomon doing something wrong. This forms part of the Chronicler’s strategy to present a blameless Solomon in 2 Chronicles 1–9. The point of comparison