1 Kings 1:45

1:45 Then Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed ¹  him king in Gihon. They went up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the sound you hear.

1 Kings 5:1

Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple

5:1 (5:15) ²  King Hiram of Tyre ³  sent messengers ⁴  to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place. (Hiram had always been an ally of David.)

1 Kings 16:16

16:16 While deployed there, the army received this report: ⁵  “Zimri has conspired against the king and assassinated him.” ⁶  So all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that very day in the camp.

[1:45]  ¹ tn I.e., designated by anointing with oil.

[5:1]  ² sn The verse numbers in the English Bible differ from those in the Hebrew text (BHS) here; 5:1-18 in the English Bible corresponds to 5:15-32 in the Hebrew text. See the note at 4:21.

[5:1]  ³ map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[5:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “his servants.”

[16:16]  ³ tn Heb “and the people who were encamped heard.”

[16:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “has conspired against and also has struck down the king.”