39 The priest Zadok took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon.(A) Then they blew the ram’s horn,(B) and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!” (C) 40 All the people went up after him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy(D) that the earth split open from the sound.[a]

Adonijah Hears of Solomon’s Coronation

41 Adonijah and all the invited guests who were with him(E) heard the noise as they finished eating. Joab heard the sound of the ram’s horn and said, “Why is the town in such an uproar?” (F)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:40 LXX reads the land resounded with their noise

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