1 Kings 1:28-40

Evangelical Heritage Version

²⁸ Then King David responded, “Call Bathsheba for me.” She came in and stood before the king. ²⁹ The king swore, “As surely as the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from every tight spot, ³⁰ just as I swore to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, that Solomon your son will be king after me and he will sit on my throne in my place, I will indeed make it happen this very day.”

³¹ Bathsheba knelt down on the ground and bowed before the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”

David Makes Solomon King

³² King David said, “Call in Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So they came in before the king.

³³ The king said to them, “Take your lord’s servants with you. Have my son Solomon ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon Spring. ³⁴ There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him as king over Israel. Then you are to blow the ram’s horn and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ ³⁵ Then you are to follow him, as he goes in and sits on my throne, and he will be king in my place. I decree that he will be leader over Israel and Judah.”

³⁶ Then Benaiah son of Jehoiada responded to the king, “Amen! May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, confirm this! ³⁷ Just as the Lord was with my lord the king, so may he also be with Solomon. May he make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David!”

³⁸ So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites went out. They had Solomon ride on the mule that belonged to King David and brought him down to Gihon Spring. ³⁹ Then Zadok the priest took the horn of olive oil from the Tent and anointed Solomon. After that they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”

⁴⁰ All the people followed Solomon. The people were playing flutes and rejoicing so greatly that the ground shook from the sound.