³³he said to them, “Take my court officials with you; let my son Solomon ride my own mule, and escort him down to the spring of Gihon, ³⁴where Zadok and Nathan are to anoint him as king of Israel. Then blow the trumpet and shout, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ ³⁵Follow him back here when he comes to sit on my throne. He will succeed me as king, because he is the one I have chosen to be the ruler of Israel and Judah.”

³⁶“It shall be done,” answered Benaiah, “and may the Lord your God confirm it. ³⁷As the Lord has been with Your Majesty, may he also be with Solomon, and make his reign even more prosperous than yours.”

³⁸So Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and the royal bodyguard put Solomon on King David’s mule, and escorted him to the spring of Gihon. ³⁹Zadok took the container of olive oil which he had brought from the Tent of the Lord’s presence, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet, and all the people shouted, “Long live King Solomon!” ⁴⁰Then they all followed him back, shouting for joy and playing flutes, making enough noise to shake the ground.

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