1 Chronicles 29:22

And they did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great gladness,.... Before the ark of the Lord, which was in the tabernacle David had pitched for it: and they made Solomon the son of

And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.

Before the Lord, i.e. before the ark, in courts or places as near to it as they conveniently could. Or, as in God’ s presence, in a solemn and religious manner, praising God for this great mercy, and begging his blessing upon this great affair. The second time. This is called the second time in reference to the first time, which was either, 1. When he was made king during Adonijah’ s conspiracy, of which see , &c. And so this was done after David’ s death, and not upon that day, when this feasting and solemnity lasted, as the words at first view seem to insinuate, this being related in the same verse, and immediately after the relation of the feast. But there are examples of things done at distant times put together in one verse, as , So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers, i.e. first he, and afterwards our fathers. So here, They did eat on that day with great gladness, and afterward they made Solomon king the second time. And this opinion seems to be confirmed by the following passages, in which it is related, that at this same time they anointed Zadok to be priest and that Solomon was king instead of David, and that all Israel, and all David’ s sons, submitted to him; all which was not done till after David’ s death, as may be gathered by comparing this with 1Ki 1 1 Kings 2. Or, 2. In , where it is said that David made Solomon his son king over Israel, i.e. he declared him his successor. And so this second time was during David’ s life. And what David had more privately declared, 1 Chronicles 23, he now more solemnly owns in this great and general assembly, in which, by David’ s order, and the consent of all that assembly, Solomon was anointed king, i.e. to be king after his father’ s death. And this opinion the text seems most to favour. For it is said, And they made Solomon king, &c.: they; who? That must be fetched out of the foregoing words and verses, they who did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great gladness, as it is here said; and then immediately it follows, and that with a copulative conjunction, and they made Solomon king, & c., which without violence cannot be pulled away from the foregoing words. And therefore they must be David and all the congregation, who were then present, , of whom it is said, they sacrificed, &c., , and they did eat, &c., and they made Solomon, &c. The great objection against this opinion is, that they anointed Zadok to be priest at this time, which was not done till after David’ s death; for till then Abiathar was not thrust out from being priest, &c., ,27. This indeed is a difficulty, but not insoluble.

1 Chronicles 29:22 And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed [him] unto the LORD [to be] the chief governor, and Zadok [to be] priest.Ver. 22. And did eat and drink before the Lord.] So should we in all our feasts and merry meetings: to feed without fear is a foul fault. With great gladness.] For they had also that continual feast of a good conscience. And they made Solomon … king the second time.] For the first time it was done hastily, suddenly, and in a manner tumultuarily, by reason of Adonijah’ s sedition; but this here was done with good respite and great solemnity, but whether before or after David’ s death is questionable. And Zadok to be priest.] Abiathar being deposed, and the house of Eli cashiered, as that man of God had foretold.

(22) And did eat and drink.—And they ate and drank. (Comp. the account of the feasting at David’s coronation, 1 Chronicles 12:39-40.) And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time.—The first time is briefly noticed in 1 Chronicles 23:1. (Comp. the full account, 1 Kings 1:32-40.) And anointed him unto the Lord to be the chief governor.—And anointed (him; perhaps the suffix has fallen out) for Jehovah as prince (nâgîd, 1 Chronicles 27:16; 1 Kings 1:35). Anointed.—Judges 9:15; 2 Samuel 2:4. The expression “for Jehovah” seems to mean, according to His will. (Comp. 1 Chronicles 28:5.) Or perhaps we should render, anointed him as prince, and Zadoh as priest, to Jehovah. The king was Jehovah’s vicegerent, as Zadok was His priest. The theocratic nature of the Israelite monarchy is again insisted upon. (Comp. 1 Chronicles 17:14; 1 Chronicles 28:5.) And Zadok to be priest.—A remarkable notice, peculiar to the Chronicles. Among other things, it vividly illustrates the almost sovereign dignity of the high priest’s office; it also explains the deposition of Abiathar (comp. 1 Kings 1:32; 1 Kings 2:26) as having been already contemplated by David.

Verse 22. They made Solomon - king the second time] The first time of his being anointed and proclaimed king was when his brother Adonijah affected the throne; and Zadok, Nathan, and Benaiah anointed and proclaimed him in a hurry, and without pomp. See 1Kg 1:39. Now that all is quiet, and David his father dead, (for he was probably so at the time of the second anointing,) they anointed and proclaimed him afresh, with due ceremonies, sacrifices, c. To be the chief governor] To be the vicegerent or deputy of Jehovah for God never gave up his right of king in Israel; those called kings were only his lieutenants: hence it is said, 1 Chronicles 29:23, "that Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father."

22. the second time] Cp. 1 Chronicles 23:1. The first time is described in 1 Kings 1:39 (Solomon hastily anointed in order to assert his claim to the throne against his brother Adonijah). to be the chief governor] R.V. to be prince. Cp. 1 Chronicles 5:2, note. Zadok] One of Solomon’s earliest acts seems to have been to put an end to the double priesthood by deposing Abiathar; cp. 1 Kings 2:27; 1 Kings 2:35. The Chronicler seems to have this in mind, but he avoids narrating anything so derogatory to the highpriesthood.

King the second time - Solomon’s first appointment was at the time of Adonijah’s rebellion (marginal reference).

22. They made Solomon… king the second time — His first enthronement was hurried because of Adonijah’s attempt to usurp the kingdom. See the account in 1 Kings 1:5-49.