1 Chronicles 29:21-30
21 And they made sacrifices to the LORD and offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the next day: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. 22 So they ate and drank before the LORD with great gladness on that day. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him before the LORD to be the leader, and Zadok to be priest. 23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. 24 All the leaders and the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David, submitted themselves to King Solomon. 25 So the LORD exalted 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.
26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27 And the period that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem. 28 So he died in a good old age, full of days and riches and honor; and Solomon his son reigned in his place. 29 Now the acts of King David, first and last, indeed they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, 30 with all his reign and his might, and the events that happened to him, to Israel, and to all the kingdoms of the lands.
Solomon was anointed king after his father’s preparations for the house of God to be built and continue on earth and in heaven. David his father then died after thirty-three years ruling in Jerusalem and seven in Hebron before that. He had a long and full life with a legacy of honor and riches, along with a son chosen to build the house of God for worship and honor of the LORD. This house was a foreshadowing and pattern reflecting the tabernacle in the heavens where Christ sits as King forever (Hebrews 8:5, 9:23-24), just as Solomon was to begin an unending reign as the line to the physical side of the Messiah to come. Solomon re-enacted the crowning as king after David’s prayer of thankful praise in the previous verses, and all the leaders and people bowed down in submission to him as the appointed ruler over His people. The LORD lifted him up before the people of Israel under him that they all knew it was from God and endorsed by the man after God’s own heart. The Royal majesty given by the LORD to Solomon was more aunt any ruler before him, demonstrating again the hand of God in Solomon and in the endorsement of David. The old king died and you an imagine hearing as they cried, “long live the king!” We rejoice in lifting Christ as the eternal King who is above all kings and lords, ascribing all honor and glory and majesty to Him. Forever in eternity lives the King of Kings (1 Timothy 6:15, Revelation 17:14, 19:16)!
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