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1 Kings 1:32-34
New English Translation
1 Kings 1:32-34
New English Translation
32 King David said, “Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet,[a] and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king, 33 and he[b] told them, “Take your master’s[c] servants with you, put my son Solomon on my mule, and lead him down to Gihon.[d] 34 There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint[e] him king over Israel; then blow the trumpet and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
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- 1 Kings 1:32 sn Summon…Nathan. Nathan must have left the room when Bathsheba reentered.
- 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 1:32-34
New International Version
1 Kings 1:32-34
New International Version
32 King David said, “Call in Zadok(A) the priest, Nathan the prophet and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” When they came before the king, 33 he said to them: “Take your lord’s servants with you and have Solomon my son mount my own mule(B) and take him down to Gihon.(C) 34 There have Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint(D) him king over Israel. Blow the trumpet(E) and shout, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
1 Kings 1:32-34
New King James Version
1 Kings 1:32-34
New King James Version
32 And King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king. 33 The king also said to them, (A)“Take with you the servants of your lord, and have Solomon my son ride on my own (B)mule, and take him down to (C)Gihon.[a] 34 There let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet (D)anoint him king over Israel; and (E)blow the horn, and say, [b]‘Long live King Solomon!’
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- 1 Kings 1:33 A spring east of Jerusalem in the Kidron Valley
- 1 Kings 1:34 Lit. Let King Solomon live
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