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1 Kings 1:38 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon. "

1 Kings 1:38

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36 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, “Amen. May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say so.

37 As the LORD has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.”

38 So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.

39 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”

40 All the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook with their sound.

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1 Chronicles 29:22

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"and ate and drank before the LORD on that day with great gladness. They made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him before the LORD to be prince, and Zadok to be priest."

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1 Chronicles 15:11

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"David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites: for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab,"

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1 Kings 8:1

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"Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel with all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD’s covenant out of David’s city, which is Zion."

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2 Chronicles 5:2

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"Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel, to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD’s covenant out of David’s city, which is Zion."

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1 Kings 5:7

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"When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and said, “Blessed is the LORD today, who has given to David a wise son to rule over this great people.”"

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2 Chronicles 1:1

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"Solomon the son of David was firmly established in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and made him exceedingly great."

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1 Kings 1:1

"Now King David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn’t keep warm."

1 Kings 1:2

"Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king. Let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.”"

1 Kings 1:3

"So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king."

1 Kings 1:4

"The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and served him; but the king didn’t know her intimately."

1 Kings 1:5

"Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” Then he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him."

1 Kings 1:6

"His father had not displeased him at any time in saying, “Why have you done so?” and he was also a very handsome man; and he was born after Absalom."

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