One of David's sons was chosen to be his successor as king and the other 18 were not. Even though the oldest thought it was his right, it was not what God wanted. Only one could be chosen and God has the right to choose who He wants for whatever reason and we don't need to know what that reason is. We just have to trust Him.

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