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(a) The sacrifice at Gibeon, and Solomon’s dream (2 Chronicles 1:1-13). (b) The king’s chariots and horsemen, wealth and commerce (2 Chronicles 1:14-17).
(1) And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom. — Or, showed himself strong over his kingdom; firmly grasped the reins of power, and showed himself a strong ruler. (Comp. 2 Chronicles 17:1; also 2 Chronicles 12:13; 2 Chronicles 13:21; 2 Chronicles 21:4.) The chronicler omits all that is related in 1 Kings 1:2, as not falling within the scope of his narrative. Comp. with this opening sentence 1 Kings 2:46, “And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.”
And the Lord his God was with him. — Comp. 1 Chronicles 11:9; 1 Chronicles 9:20.
Magnified him exceedingly. — 1 Chronicles 29:25; 1 Chronicles 22:5.