“And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.”
King James Version (KJV)
29:24 Of the Lord - On the throne of Israel, which is called thethrone of the Lord, because the Lord himself was in a peculiar mannerthe king and governor of Israel. He had the founding, he had thefilling of their throne, by immediate direction.
29:26 Thus, &c. - This sacred writer having mentioned the anointingof Solomon and upon that occasion proceeded to give a farther accountof Solomon's actual settlement in his kingdom, returns to his mainbusiness, to give an account of the close of David's reign and life.He here brings him to the end of his day, leaves him asleep, and drawsthe curtains about him.
And the Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed vpon him such royal maiestie, as had not bene on any king before him in Israel.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
The LORD highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him royal majesty which had not been on any king before him in Israel.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Jehovah magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the Lord made Solomon great in the eyes of all Israel, clothing him with glory and honour such as no other king in Israel had had before him.
- Basic English Bible
And Jehovah magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him royal majesty such as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
- Darby Bible
And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
- Webster's Bible
Yahweh magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
- World English Bible
and Jehovah maketh Solomon exceedingly great before the eyes of all Israel, and putteth upon him the honour of the kingdom that hath not been on any king over Israel before him.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible