1 Kings 1:32-36

Christian Standard Bible

³² King David then said, “Call in the priest Zadok, the prophet Nathan, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada for me.”^(A) So they came into the king’s presence. ³³ The king said to them, “Take my servants^(B) with you, have my son Solomon ride on my own mule,^(C) and take him down to Gihon.^{(D) 34} There, the priest Zadok and the prophet Nathan are to anoint him as king over Israel.^(E) You are to blow the ram’s horn^(F) and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ ^{(G) 35} You are to come up after him, and he is to come in and sit on my throne. He is the one who is to become king in my place; he is the one I have commanded to be ruler^(H) over Israel and Judah.”^(I)

³⁶ “Amen,” Benaiah son of Jehoiada replied to the king. “May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, so affirm it.^(J)