II Chronicles 1:8
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Solomon replied to God: “You have shown much loving devotion to my father David, and You have made me king in his place.
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And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant— My loving devotion promised to David.
Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?
So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.
For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.