1 Kings 1:37-39

International Standard Version

³⁷ As the Lord has been with your majesty the king, so may he be with Solomon. May he make his throne greater than the throne of your majesty, King David.”

Solomon is Anointed King

³⁸ So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Jehoiada’s son Benaiah, and the special forces^[a] and mercenaries^[b] went out and had Solomon ride the king’s mule all the way to Gihon. ³⁹ Zadok the priest brought from his tent a horn filled with oil and anointed Solomon, a trumpet was sounded, and everybody yelled out, “Long live King Solomon!”