1:32 King David said, “Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, 1 and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king, 1:33 and he 2 told them, “Take your master’s 3 servants with you, put my son Solomon on my mule, and lead him down to Gihon. 4 1:34 There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint 5 him king over Israel; then blow the trumpet and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ 1:35 Then follow him up as he comes and sits on my throne. He will be king in my place; I have decreed 6 that he will be ruler over Israel and Judah.”
1 sn Summon…Nathan. Nathan must have left the room when Bathsheba reentered.
2 tn Heb “the king.”
3 tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.
4 tn Heb “mount Solomon my son on the mule that belongs to me and take him down to Gihon.”
5 tn Or “designate” (i.e., by anointing with oil).
6 tn Or “commanded.”