¹⁶ And when Hushai the Archite, ^(A)David's friend, came to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, ^(B)“Long live the king! Long live the king!”

²⁵ For he has gone down this day and ^(A)has sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king's sons, the commanders^[a] of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, ^(B)‘Long live King Adonijah!’

³⁹ There Zadok the priest took the horn of ^(A)oil from the tent and ^(B)anointed Solomon. ^(C)Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, ^(D)“Long live King Solomon!”

¹² Then he brought out the king's son and put ^(A)the crown on him and gave him ^(B)the testimony. And they proclaimed him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, ^(C)“Long live the king!”

¹¹ Then they brought out the king's son and put the crown on him and gave him ^(A)the testimony. And they proclaimed him king, and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and they said, ^(B)“Long live the king.”