ESV Reformation Study Bible – 2 Chr 1:1
Resources chevron-right ESV Reformation Study Bible chevron-right 2 Chronicles chevron-right 2 Chr 1:1
2 Chr 1:1

1:1 established himself. The historian frequently uses expressions like this to indicate success after difficulty (12:13; 13:21; 17:1; 25:11; 27:6). Indirectly he acknowledges that Solomon’s rise to power was tumultuous, although he omits the details given in 1 Kin. 2 (1 Chr. 23:1 note).

God was with him. Solomon’s success was the result of God’s sovereign blessing in fulfillment of David’s hopes (1 Chr. 22:11, 16; 28:20).