2 Chronicles 1:1
Good News Translation
Solomon, the son of King David, took firm control of the kingdom of Israel, and the LORD his God blessed him and made him very powerful.

New Revised Standard Version
Solomon son of David established himself in his kingdom; the LORD his God was with him and made him exceedingly great.

Contemporary English Version
King Solomon, the son of David, was now in complete control of his kingdom, because the LORD God had blessed him and made him a powerful king.

New American Bible
Solomon, son of David, strengthened his hold on the kingdom, for the LORD, his God, was with him, making him ever greater.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him to a high degree.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him to a high degree.

was strengthened

1 Kings 2:12,46 And Solomon sat upon the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was strengthened exceedingly. . . .

the Lord

Genesis 21:22 At the same time Abimelech, and Phicol the general of his army, said to Abraham: God is with thee in all that thou dost.

Genesis 39:2,21 And the Lord was with him, and he was a prosperous man in all things: and he dwelt in his master's house: . . .

Exodus 3:12 And he said to him: I will be with thee; and this thou shalt have for a sign that I have sent thee: When thou shalt have brought my people out of Egypt, thou shalt offer sacrifice to God upon this mountain.

1 Chronicles 17:8 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast gone: and have slain all thy enemies before thee, and have made thee a name like that of one of the great ones that are renowned in the earth.

Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. And behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.

magnified

1 Chronicles 29:25 And the Lord magnified Solomon over all Israel: and gave him the glory of a reign, such as no king of Israel had before him.

Philippians 2:9-11 For which cause, God also hath exalted him and hath given him a name which is above all names: . . .

Context
Solomon Worships at Gibeon
1And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him to a high degree.2And Solomon gave orders to all Israel, to the captains of thousands, and of hundreds, and to the rulers, and to the judges of all Israel, and the heads of the families:…
Cross References
1 Kings 2:12
And Solomon sat upon the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was strengthened exceedingly.

1 Kings 2:46
So the king commanded Banaias, the son of Joiada: and he went out and struck him; and he died.

1 Chronicles 29:25
And the Lord magnified Solomon over all Israel: and gave him the glory of a reign, such as no king of Israel had before him.

1 Chronicles 29:30
And of all his reign, and his valour, and of the times that passed under him, either in Israel, or in all the kingdoms of the countries.

2 Chronicles 32:23
Many also brought victims, and sacrifices to the Lord to Jerusalem, and presents to Ezechias king of Juda: and he was magnified thenceforth in the sight of all nations.

1 Chronicles 29:30
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