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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 kingDavid'smule, and brought him to Gihon.
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And Zadok the priesttook an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointedSolomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the peoplesaid, God savekingSolomon.
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And all the people came upafter him, and the peoplepiped with pipes,[a] and rejoiced with greatjoy, so that the earthrent with the sound of them.
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And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joabheard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
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And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priestcame: and Adonijahsaid unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiantman*, and bringestgoodtidings.
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And Jonathananswered and said to Adonijah,Verily our lordkingDavid hath made Solomonking.
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And the king hath 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 upon the king'smule:
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And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
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And also Solomonsitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
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And moreover the king'sservantscame to bless our lordkingDavid,saying, God make the name of Solomonbetter than thy name, and make his thronegreater than thy throne. And the kingbowed himself upon the bed.
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And also thus said the king,Blessed be the LORDGod of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.