1Ch 29:20-24 | Clarke | STEP | Verse 20 Worshipped the Lord, and the king - They did reverence to God as the supreme Ruler, and to the king as his deputy.

1 Chronicles 29:20-24

Verse 20

Worshipped the Lord, and the king - They did reverence to God as the supreme Ruler, and to the king as his deputy. Verse 21

With their drink-offerings - The Targum says a thousand drink-offerings, making these libations equal in number to the other offerings.

And sacrifices - These were peace-offerings, offered for the people, and on the flesh of which they feasted. 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 1Kgs 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, etc.

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, 1Chr 29:23, "that Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father." Verse 24

Submitted themselves - נתנו יד תחת שלמה nathenu yad tachath Shelomoh. "They gave the hand under Solomon;" they swore fealty to him. We have already seen that putting the hand under the thigh (super sectionem circumcisionis) was the form of taking an oath. See the note on Gen 24:9.