23 And Solʹo·mon began to sit upon Jehovah’s throne+ as king in place of David his father and to make a success of it,+ and all the Israelites were obedient to him.
5 Is it not for YOU to know that Jehovah the God of Israel himself gave a kingdom to David+ over Israel to time indefinite,+ to him and to his sons,+ by a covenant of salt?+
8 “And now YOU men are thinking of holding YOUR own against the kingdom of Jehovah in the hand of the sons of David,+ when YOU are a large crowd+ and there are with YOU the golden calves that Jer·o·boʹam made for YOU as gods.*+