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1 Chronicles 22:9
New Catholic Bible
1 Chronicles 22:9
New Catholic Bible
9 Behold, a son will be born to you who will be a man of peace[a] and rest. I will give him a respite from all of his surrounding enemies, for his name will be Solomon. I will give peace and quiet to Israel during his reign.
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- 1 Chronicles 22:9 Peace: in Hebrew, shalom, which is here connected with the name “Solomon.”
1 Chronicles 23:1
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1 Chronicles 23:1
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Chapter 23
The Levitical Classes.[a] 1 When David was old and his years were complete, he made Solomon, his son, king over Israel.
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- 1 Chronicles 23:1 In the setting of a great assembly of all the leaders of Israel, whom David has brought together for the solemn proclamation of his successor, the author gives a description of the organization of worship (chs. 23–26), which is followed, due to an association of ideas, by a description of the civil organization (ch. 27).
