"And Davidª comfortedª°¹ Bathshebaª his wife,ª and went¹ in²° unto¹ her, and layª° with¹ her: and she bareª° a son,ª and he calledª°¹ his nameª Solomon:ª and the LORDª lovedª° him. ... And he sentª° by the handª of Nathanª the prophet;ª and he calledª°¹ his nameª Jedidiah,ª because¹ of the LORD.ª" {2Sm 12:24-25} + "Go²°¹ and get thee inª° unto¹ kingª David,ª and sayª° unto¹ him, Didst not¹ thou,¹ my lord,ª O king,ª swearª° unto thine handmaid,ª saying,ª° Assuredlyª Solomonª thy sonª shall reignª° afterª me, and he¹ shall sitª° upon¹ my throne?ª why¹ then doth Adonijahª reign?ª° ... And she saidª° unto him, My lord,ª thou¹ swarestª° by the LORDª thy Godª unto thine handmaid,ª [saying], Assuredly¹ Solomonª thy sonª shall reignª° afterª me, and he¹ shall sitª° upon¹ my throne.ª" {1Kg 1:13-17} + "And these¹ were bornª° unto him in Jerusalem;ª Shimea,ª and Shobab,ª and Nathan,ª and Solomon,ª four,ª of Bathshuaª the daughterª of Ammiel:ª" {1Ch 3:5} + "And Davidª said,ª° Solomonª my sonª [is] youngª and tender,ª and the houseª [that is] to be buildedª° for the LORDª [must be] exceedingª magnifical,ª° of fameª and of gloryª throughout all¹ countries:ª I will [therefore] now¹ make preparationª° for it. So Davidª preparedª° abundantlyª beforeª his death.ª" {1Ch 22:5} + "Furthermore Davidª the kingª saidª° unto all¹ the congregation,ª Solomonª my son,ª whom aloneª Godª hath chosen,ª° [is yet] youngª and tender,ª and the workª [is] great:ª for¹ the palaceª [is] not¹ for man,ª but¹ for the LORDª God.ª" {1Ch 29:1} + "O LORD,ª I knowª° that¹ the wayª of manª [is] not¹ in himself: [it is] not¹ in manª that walkethª° to directª°¹ his steps.ª" {Jer 10:23} + "[Be] of the¹ sameª mindª° one toward another.ªª Mindª° notª high things,ª butª condescendª° to men of low estate.ª Beª° notª wiseª inª your own conceits.ª" {Rom 12:16} |