¹⁶ Then Hushai^(A) the Arkite, David’s confidant, went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

²⁵ Today he has gone down and sacrificed great numbers of cattle, fattened calves, and sheep. He has invited all the king’s sons, the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest. Right now they are eating and drinking with him and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’

³⁹ Zadok the priest took the horn of oil^(A) from the sacred tent^(B) and anointed Solomon. Then they sounded the trumpet^(C) and all the people shouted,^(D) “Long live King Solomon!”

¹² Jehoiada brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him; he presented him with a copy of the covenant^(A) and proclaimed him king. They anointed^(B) him, and the people clapped their hands^(C) and shouted, “Long live the king!”^(D)

¹¹ Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him; they presented him with a copy^(A) of the covenant and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!”