Context 33The king said to them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and have my son Solomon ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon. 34Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there as king over Israel, and blow the trumpet and say, Long live King Solomon! 35Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne and be king in my place; for I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah. 36Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, Amen! Thus may the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say. 37As the LORD has been with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David! Solomon Anointed King 38So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King Davids mule, and brought him to Gihon. 39Zadok the priest then took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, Long live King Solomon! 40All the people went up after him, and the people were playing on flutes and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth shook at their noise. 41Now Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Why is the city making such an uproar? 42While he was still speaking, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came. Then Adonijah said, Come in, for you are a valiant man and bring good news. 43But Jonathan replied to Adonijah, No! Our lord King David has made Solomon king. 44The king has also sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites; and they have made him ride on the kings mule. 45Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon, and they have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise which you have heard. 46Besides, Solomon has even taken his seat on the throne of the kingdom. 47Moreover, the kings servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name and his throne greater than your throne! And the king bowed himself on the bed. 48The king has also said thus, Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has granted one to sit on my throne today while my own eyes see it. 49Then all the guests of Adonijah were terrified; and they arose and each went on his way. 50And Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, and he arose, went and took hold of the horns of the altar. 51Now it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon, for behold, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword. 52Solomon said, If he is a worthy man, not one of his hairs will fall to the ground; but if wickedness is found in him, he will die. 53So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and prostrated himself before King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, Go to your house. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionAnd the king said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: Douay-Rheims Bible He said to them: Take with you the servants of your lord, and set my son Solomon upon my mule: and bring him to Gihon. Darby Bible Translation And the king said to them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon; English Revised Version And the king, said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mute, and bring him down to Gihon: Webster's Bible Translation The king also said to them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: World English Bible The king said to them, "Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon. Young's Literal Translation And the king saith to them, 'Take with you the servants of your lord, and ye have caused Solomon my son to ride on mine own mule, and caused him to go down unto Gihon, Library David Appointing Solomon'Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king. 29. And the king sware, and said, As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress, 30. Even as I sware unto thee by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day. 31. Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Gihon, the Same with the Fountain of Siloam. Adonijah Whether Prayer Should be Vocal? The Reign of David. The Fact of the Redeemer's Return was Typified in the Lives of Joseph and Solomon. Of Justification by Faith. Both the Name and the Reality Defined. 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