Proverbs 4:3 Cross References

Proverbs 4:3

3: For I, too, was once my father's son, tenderly loved by my mother as an only child.

David said, "My son Solomon is still young and inexperienced, and the Temple of the LORD must be a magnificent structure, famous and glorious throughout the world. So I will begin making preparations for it now." So David collected vast amounts of building materials before his death.

Then King David turned to the entire assembly and said, "My son Solomon, whom God has chosen to be the next king of Israel, is still young and inexperienced. The work ahead of him is enormous, for the Temple he will build is not just another building--it is for the LORD God himself!

The sons born to David in Jerusalem included Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. Bathsheba, the daughter of Ammiel, was the mother of these sons.

"Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the family of David and on all the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died.

Live in harmony with each other. Don't try to act important, but enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don't think you know it all!

I know, LORD, that a person's life is not his own. No one is able to plan his own course.

Go at once to King David and say to him, `My lord, didn't you promise me that my son Solomon would be the next king and would sit upon your throne? Then why has Adonijah become king?'
And while you are still talking with him, I will come and confirm everything you have said."
So Bathsheba went into the king's bedroom. He was very old now, and Abishag was taking care of him.
Bathsheba bowed low before him. "What can I do for you?" he asked her.
She replied, "My lord, you vowed to me by the LORD your God that my son Solomon would be the next king and would sit on your throne.

Then David comforted Bathsheba, his wife, and slept with her. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. The LORD loved the child
and sent word through Nathan the prophet that his name should be Jedidiah--"beloved of the LORD"--because the LORD loved him.

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