2 Chronicles 9:29-31·~1 min
The Death of Solomon
The chronicler points to written records for the rest of Solomon’s acts, then notes his forty years over Israel, his burial in David’s city, and Rehoboam’s rise after him.
A29s for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat? 30Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 31And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
Section summaryThe chapter closes by pointing to other records of Solomon’s acts, naming prophetic sources that preserve the rest of his story. It then gives the brief royal notice of his forty-year reign, burial in David’s city, and Rehoboam’s succession.
Role in the chapterThis section brings Solomon’s reign to an orderly close. It shifts from displayed splendor to the formal memory of the king in records, burial, and dynastic succession.