³³and he said, “Take my officials with you. Put my son Solomon on my mule, and take him to Gihon. ³⁴Have the priest Zadok and the prophet Nathan anoint him king of Israel there. Then blow the ram’s horn and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ ³⁵Follow him ⸤back⸥ here when he comes to sit on my throne. He will be king in place of me. I have appointed him to be the leader of Israel and Judah.”

³⁶“So be it!” Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, answered the king. “The Lord your God says so too. ³⁷As the Lord has been with you, so may he be with Solomon. May Solomon be an even greater king than you, King David.”

³⁸Then the priest Zadok, the prophet Nathan, Benaiah (son of Jehoiada), the Cherethites, and the Pelethites put Solomon on King David’s mule and brought him to Gihon. ³⁹The priest Zadok took the container of olive oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. They blew the ram’s horn, and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!” ⁴⁰All the people followed him, blew flutes, and celebrated so loudly that their voices shook the ground.

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