Then Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed<n id="1" /> him king in Gihon. They went up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the sound you hear.

<p class="bodytext">Now Adonijah and all his guests heard the commotion just as they had finished eating.<n id="1" /> When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he asked, &#8220;Why is there such a noisy commotion in the city?&#8221;<n id="2" />