1 Kings 1:32-35

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.”

[1:32]  ¹ sn Summon…Nathan. Nathan must have left the room when Bathsheba reentered.

[1:33]  ² tn Heb “the king.”

[1:33]  ³ tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.

[1:33]  ⁴ tn Heb “mount Solomon my son on the mule that belongs to me and take him down to Gihon.”

[1:34]  ⁵ tn Or “designate” (i.e., by anointing with oil).

[1:35]  ⁶ tn Or “commanded.”