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1 Kings 1:38 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 1 · verse 38
So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.1 Kings 1:38 · King James Version
1 Kings 1:38 in context
36And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.
37As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
38So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.
39And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
40And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- CherethitesKᵉrêthîya Kerethite or life-guardsmanH3774 →
- PelethitesPᵉlêthîya courier or official messengerH6432 →
- JehoiadaYᵉhôwyâdâʻJehojada, the name of three IsraelitesH3077 →
- prophetnâbîyʼa prophet or inspired manH5030 →
- BenaiahBᵉnâyâhBenajah, the name of twelve IsraelitesH1141 →
- SolomonShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successorH8010 →
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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