"Of allmy sons(for the LORDhas givenme manysons),He has chosenmy sonSolomonto siton the throneof the kingdomof the LORDoverIsrael.
"Goat onceto KingDavidand sayto him, 'Have you not, my lord,O king,swornto your maidservant,saying,"SurelySolomonyour sonshall be kingafterme, and he shall siton my throne"? Whythen has Adonijahbecomeking?'
"As for you now, my lordthe king,the eyesof allIsraelare on you, to tellthem whoshall siton the throneof my lordthe kingafterhim.
surelyas I vowedto you by the LORDthe Godof Israel,saying,'Your sonSolomonshall be kingafterme, and he shall siton my thronein my place;I will indeeddosothisday."
"Then you shall comeup afterhim, and he shall comeand siton my throneand be kingin my place;for I have appointedhim to be ruleroverIsraeland Judah."
So he said,"You knowthat the kingdomwas mine and that allIsraelexpectedme to be king;however, the kingdomhas turnedaboutand becomemy brother's,for it was his from the LORD.
"Now the LORDhas fulfilledHis wordwhichHe spoke;for I have risenin placeof my fatherDavidand siton the throneof Israel,as the LORDpromised,and have builtthe housefor the nameof the LORD,the Godof Israel.
"But I will settlehim in My houseand in My kingdomforever,and his throneshall be establishedforever."'"
Now when Davidreachedoldage,he madehis sonSolomonkingoverIsrael.
Then KingDavidsaidto the entireassembly,"My sonSolomon,whom aloneGodhas chosen,is still youngand inexperiencedand the workis great;for the templeis not for man,but for the LORDGod.
Then Solomonsaton the throneof the LORDas kinginsteadof Davidhis father;and he prospered,and allIsraelobeyedhim.
Then he diedin a ripeoldage,fullof days,richesand honor;and his sonSolomonreignedin his place.
"Blessedbe the LORDyour Godwhodelightedin you, settingyou on His throneas kingfor the LORDyour God;because your GodlovedIsraelestablishingthem forever,therefore He madeyou kingoverthem, to dojusticeand righteousness."
you shall surelyseta kingoveryou whomthe LORDyour Godchooses,[one] from amongyour countrymenyou shall setas kingoveryourselves; you maynot puta foreigneroveryourselves whois not your countryman.
