21. The next day the people offered sacrifices and burnt offerings to the Lord—1000 bulls, 1000 rams, 1000 lambs, and the drink offerings that go with them. They offered these and many other sacrifices to the Lord for all the Israelites.
22. That day the people were very happy as they ate and drank there together with the Lord. And they made David’s son Solomon king the second time. They anointed Solomon to be king, and they anointed Zadok to be priest. They did this in the place where the Lord was.
23. Then Solomon sat on the Lord’S throne as king. Solomon took his father’s place. He was very successful. All the Israelites obeyed him.
24. All the leaders, soldiers, and all of King David’s sons accepted Solomon as king and obeyed him.
25. The Lord made Solomon very great. All the Israelites knew that the Lord was making him great. He gave Solomon the honor that a king should have. No king in Israel before Solomon had such honor.
26-27. David son of Jesse was king over all Israel for 40 years. He was king in the city of Hebron for seven years. Then he was king in the city of Jerusalem for 33 years.
28. David died when he was old. He had lived a good, long life and had many riches and honors. His son Solomon became the new king after him.
29. The things that King David did, from beginning to end, are in the books written by Samuel the seer, Nathan the prophet, and Gad the seer.
30. Those writings tell all about what David did as king of Israel. They tell about David’s power and what happened to him and to Israel and to all the kingdoms around them.