“So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.”
1 Kings 2:12 (BSB)
Context Reading
10Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. 11The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years — seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 12So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established. 13Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and she asked, “Do you come in peace?” “Yes, in peace,” he replied. 14Then he said, “I have something to tell you.” “Say it,” she answered.