45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at (A)Gihon, and they have gone up from there rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise that you have heard. 46 (B)Solomon sits on the royal throne. 47 Moreover, the king's servants came to congratulate our lord King David, saying, (C)‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than yours, and make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king (D)bowed himself on the bed.

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