1Ki 1:48, 2:1-3, 9, Pro 10:1, 15:20, 23:15-16, Ecc 2:19 | ESV | STEP | And the king also said , Blessed be the Lord , the God of Israel , who has granted someone to sit on my throne this day , my own eyes seeing it.

1 Kings 1:48

48 And the king also said, ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, ^awho has granted someone ^{▼▼Septuagint one of my offspring} to sit on my throne this day, my own eyes seeing it.’”

1 Kings 2:1-3

David’s Instructions to Solomon

1 ^cWhen David’s time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, 2 ^d“I am about to go the way of all the earth. ^eBe strong, and show yourself a man, 3 and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, ^fthat you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn,

1 Kings 2:9

9 Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, ^gfor you are a wise man. You will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall ^hbring his gray head down with blood to Sheol.”

Proverbs 10:1

The Proverbs of Solomon

1 ⁱThe proverbs of Solomon.

^jA wise son makes a glad father,
^kbut a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

Proverbs 15:20

20 ^lA wise son makes a glad father,
but a foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 23:15-16

15 ^mMy son, if your heart is wise,
my heart too will be glad.
16 My ⁿinmost being ^{▼▼Hebrew My kidneys} will exult
when your lips speak ^pwhat is right.

Ecclesiastes 2:19

19 and who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity.