1 Chronicles 18:8

18:8 From Tibhath ¹  and Kun, ²  Hadadezer’s cities, David took a great deal of bronze. (Solomon used it to make the big bronze basin called “The Sea,” ³  the pillars, and other bronze items.

1 Chronicles 22:9

22:9 Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. ⁴  I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. ⁵  Indeed, Solomon ⁶  will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign. ⁷ 

1 Chronicles 28:6

28:6 He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build my temple and my courts, for I have chosen him to become my son and I will become his father.

1 Chronicles 29:1

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29:1 King David said to the entire assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, ⁸  and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.

1 Chronicles 29:22

29:22 They held a feast ⁹  before the Lord that day and celebrated. ¹⁰ 

Then they designated Solomon, David’s son, as king a second time; ¹¹  before the Lord they anointed him as ruler and Zadok as priest.

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¹ tn The MT reads “Tibhath” here, a variant name for Tebah (cf. 2 Sam 8:8). Some English translations substitute the other version of the name here (e.g., NIV, NLT), while others follow the reading of the Hebrew text at this point (e.g., NAB, NASB, NRSV).

² tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:8 has the variant name “Berothai.”

³ tn Heb “the sea of bronze,” or “[the] sea, the bronze one.” See the note at 1 Kgs 7:23.

⁴ tn Heb “man of rest.”

⁵ tn Heb “his enemies all around.”

⁶ sn The name Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹה, shÿlomoh) sounds like (and may be derived from) the Hebrew word for “peace” (שָׁלוֹם, shalom).

⁷ tn Heb “in his days.”

⁸ tn Heb “a young man and tender.”

⁹ tn Heb “they ate and drank.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “with great joy.”

¹¹ sn See 1 Chr 23:1, where David had previously designated Solomon as king over Israel.