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1 Kings 1:38-40
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1 Kings 1:38-40
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38 So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, (A)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the (B)Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and took him to Gihon. 39 Then Zadok the priest took a horn of (C)oil from the tabernacle and (D)anointed Solomon. And they blew the horn, (E)and all the people said, [a]“Long live King Solomon!” 40 And all the people went up after him; and the people played the flutes and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth seemed to split with their sound.
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- 1 Kings 1:39 Lit. Let King Solomon live
1 Kings 1:38-40
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1 Kings 1:38-40
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38 So Zadok(A) the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites(B) and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon mount King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.(C) 39 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil(D) from the sacred tent(E) and anointed Solomon. Then they sounded the trumpet(F) and all the people shouted,(G) “Long live King Solomon!” 40 And all the people went up after him, playing pipes(H) and rejoicing greatly, so that the ground shook with the sound.
1 Kings 2:12
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1 Kings 2:12
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12 (A)Then Solomon sat on the throne of his father David; and his kingdom was (B)firmly established.
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1 Kings 2:12
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1 Kings 2:12
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