37 (A)Just as the Lord has been with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon, and (B)make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David!”

Solomon Anointed King

38 So (C)Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, (D)the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and brought him to (E)Gihon. 39 And Zadok the priest then (F)took the horn of oil from the tent and (G)anointed Solomon. Then they (H)blew the trumpet, and all the people said, “(I)Long live King Solomon!”

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