"David knew that God's high purpose for Israel could be met only as rulers and people should seek with unceasing vigilance to attain to the standard placed before them. He knew that in order for his son Solomon to fulfill the trust with which God was pleased to honor him, the youthful ruler must be not merely a warrior, a statesman, and a sovereign, but a strong, good man, a teacher of righteousness, an example of fidelity. PK 26.1"
"And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites: And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them: That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel."
The EGW passage reflects the principle in Deuteronomy 17:18-20 that a king should be knowledgeable of and obedient to God's law. David's desire for Solomon to be a righteous ruler aligns with this principle.
"With tender earnestness David entreated Solomon to be manly and noble, to show mercy and loving- kindness to his subjects, and in all his dealings with the nations of earth to honor and glorify the name of God and to make manifest the beauty of holiness. The many trying and remarkable experiences through which David had passed during his lifetime had taught him the value of the nobler virtues and led him to declare in his dying charge to Solomon: “He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.” 2 Samuel 23:3, 4 . PK 26.2"
"The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God."
EGW directly quotes 2 Samuel 23:3-4.
"He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"
Both passages discuss the importance of justice and mercy, especially in leadership. While not a direct quote, the themes align.
"Oh, what an opportunity was Solomon's! Should he follow the divinely inspired instruction of his father, his reign would be a reign of righteousness, like that described in the seventy-second psalm: PK 26.3"
"Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son."
EGW references Psalm 72 as a description of the righteous reign Solomon could have had, directly linking the psalm to Solomon's potential.
"“Give the king Thy judgments, O God, And Thy righteousness unto the king's son. He shall judge Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.... He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: As showers that water the earth. PK 26.4"
"Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son."
EGW directly quotes Psalms 72:1.
"He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment."
EGW directly quotes Psalms 72:2.
"He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth."
EGW directly quotes Psalms 72:6.