Levites set over the Treasury; having the care of successive dedications towards the Glory of The LORD's House Officers and Judges for the Provinces The monthly Course of Military Distribution, with the Captains and Numbers of each The Royal Treasurer and several Officers of the King's Domains: the Farms, The DIVINE Promise to Solomon conditional on his keeping The LORD's The King's injunction to his assembled Subjects to search out and observe The The King's pious and parental exhortation to Solomon to serve GOD in spirit and in truth The Omniscience of JEHOVAH urged on Solomon to induce to his seeking and Solomon encouraged to the Work of building The LORD's House The Pattern of the Temple and of the Ornaments and Appendages thereof, pre- David assures Solomon that The LORD will Countenance the Work unto its The Princes and the People, with the Priests and Levites, and all skilful Workers, The King's address to the Congregation on behalf of Solomon, enumerating his own General joy, and the King's delight thereat David's Effusion of praise and thanksgiving to JEHOVAH on the great occasion David's state of senile weakness of body; and relief afforded by Female succour Nathan concerts with Bath-sheba, the Mother of Solomon, to bring the intelligence unto David so as to insure the promised Succession to Solomon David arranges for the immediate Proclamation of Solomon as King and his being anointed as the Ruler over Israel and Judah The Public acceptance and loyal hailing of Solomon as King Effect of the intelligence on Adonijah and his Comrades Adonijah's Followers simultaneously forsake him Adonijah flies to the Altar for Protection; and stipulates that, on his surrender, Solomon pronounces, conditionally, his pardon, if future wickedness be not found His unsparing condemnation of Joab and of Shimei; but commendation of the David's death and burial; and his length of reign over Judah and Israel |