1 Kings 3:6
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Solomon said, You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, according as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you; and you have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageThe City of David was Jerusalem’s fortified core, where David established his royal residence and brought the ark; Solomon recalls God’s covenant faithfulness there. Egypt, Israel’s powerful southern neighbor, frames Solomon’s marriage alliance, while Gibeon, northwest of Jerusalem, housed the principal high place where Solomon worshiped.
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1 Kings 3:6 mentions City of David, Egypt, Gibeon and Jerusalem.
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