001:037 As Yahweh has 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.
001:038 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 on king David's mule,
and brought him to Gihon.
001:039 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the Tent,
and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all
the people said, [Long] live king Solomon.
001:040 All the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes,
and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook with
the sound of them.
001:041 Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they
had made an end of eating. When Joab heard the sound
of the trumpet, he said, Why is this noise of the city being
in an uproar?
001:042 While he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar
the priest came: and Adonijah said, Come in; for you are
a worthy man, and bring good news.
001:043 Jonathan answered Adonijah, Most certainly our lord king David
has made Solomon king:
001:044 and the king has sent with him Zadok the priest,
and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they have caused
him to ride on the king's mule;
001:045 and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him
king in Gihon; and they are come up from there rejoicing,
so that the city rang again. This is the noise that
you have heard.
001:046 Also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.
001:047 Moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord
king David, saying, Your God make the name of Solomon better
than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne:
and the king bowed himself on the bed.
001:048 Also thus said the king, Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel,
who has given one to sit on my throne this day, my eyes
even seeing it.
001:049 All the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went
every man his way.
001:050 Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went,
and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
001:051 It was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah fears king Solomon;
for, behold, he has laid hold on the horns of the altar,
saying, Let king Solomon swear to me first that he will not
kill his servant with the sword.
001:052 Solomon said, If he shall show himself a worthy man, there shall
not a hair of him fall to the earth; but if wickedness be found
in him, he shall die.
001:053 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar.
He came and did obeisance to king Solomon; and Solomon said
to him, Go to your house.
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