1 Kings 1:8
Context1:8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s elite warriors 1 did not ally themselves 2 with Adonijah.
1 Kings 1:32
Context1:32 King David said, “Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, 3 and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,
1 Kings 1:34
Context1:34 There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint 4 him king over Israel; then blow the trumpet and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
1 Kings 1:45
Context1:45 Then Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed 5 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 2:35
Context2:35 The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada to take his place at the head of 6 the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest to take Abiathar’s place. 7


[1:8] 1 tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).
[1:32] 3 sn Summon…Nathan. Nathan must have left the room when Bathsheba reentered.
[1:34] 5 tn Or “designate” (i.e., by anointing with oil).
[1:45] 7 tn I.e., designated by anointing with oil.
[2:35] 10 tc The Old Greek translation includes after v. 35 some fourteen verses that are absent from the MT.