1 Kings 1:38

38 Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the king's personal bodyguard (the Kerethites and Pelethites) went down, mounted Solomon on King David's mule, and paraded with him to Gihon.

1 Kings 1:38 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 1:38

So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the
son of Jehoiada
The three men that David sent for on this occasion:

and the Cherethites and the Pelethites;
not the sanhedrim, as Ben Gersom, but David's guards, over whom Benaiah was: these

went down;
from Jerusalem;

and caused Solomon to ride upon King David's mule;
as he had ordered:

and brought him to Gihon;
or Siloah, as the Targum; hence the Jews say {e}, they do not anoint a king but at a fountain; but this is the only instance of it.


FOOTNOTES:

F5 T. Bab. Ceritot, fol. 5. 2.

1 Kings 1:38 In-Context

36 Benaiah son of Jehoiada backed the king: "Yes! And may God, the God of my master the king, confirm it!
37 Just as God has been with my master the king, may he also be with Solomon and make his rule even greater than that of my master King David!"
38 Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the king's personal bodyguard (the Kerethites and Pelethites) went down, mounted Solomon on King David's mule, and paraded with him to Gihon.
39 Zadok the priest brought a flask of oil from the sanctuary and anointed Solomon. They blew the ram's horn trumpet and everyone shouted, "Long live King Solomon!"
40 Everyone joined the fanfare, the band playing and the people singing, the very earth reverberating to the sound.
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