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1 Kings 1:33 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 1 · verse 33
The king also 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:1 Kings 1:33 · King James Version
1 Kings 1:33 in context
31Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
32And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
33The king also 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:
34And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
35Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- servantsʻebeda servantH5650 →
- SolomonShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successorH8010 →
- GihonGîychôwnGichon, a river of ParadiseH1521 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- Takelâqachto takeH3947 →
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We have here the effectual care David took both to secure Solomon's right and to preserve the public peace, by crushing Adonijah's project in the bud. Observe, I. The express orders he gave for the proclaiming of Solomon.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 32-40