Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Chronicles 1:8

"And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast showed great lovingkindness unto David my father, and hast made me king in his stead." — 2 Chronicles 1:8 (ASV)

You have shown great mercy to David. —Literally, You, you have done great kindness with David. (The regular phrase; compare to Luke 1:72.) From this point the relation here is briefer on the whole than that of Kings. The greater part of the long verse (1 Kings 3:6) is omitted, and the variations between the two texts become numerous, though the general sense is the same in each.

And have made me to reign in his place. —Compare to 1 Kings 3:7; and the similar language of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria (B.C. 681-668): “Ever since Asshur, Samas, Bel, Nebo ... made me, Esarhaddon, sit securely on the throne of my father” (Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia, 3:15,Colossians 2:0).