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1 Kings 1:33-35
New English Translation
1 Kings 1:33-35
New English Translation
33 and he[a] told them, “Take your master’s[b] servants with you, put my son Solomon on my mule, and lead him down to Gihon.[c] 34 There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint[d] him king over Israel; then blow the trumpet and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ 35 Then follow him up as he comes and sits on my throne. He will be king in my place; I have decreed[e] that he will be ruler over Israel and Judah.”
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- 1 Kings 1:33 tn Heb “the king.”
- 1 Kings 1:33 tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.
- 1 Kings 1:33 tn Heb “mount Solomon my son on the mule that belongs to me and take him down to Gihon.”
- 1 Kings 1:34 tn Or “designate” (i.e., by anointing with oil).
- 1 Kings 1:35 tn Or “commanded.”
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