1 Kings 1:33 meaning and explanation
“Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.
1 Kings 1:33, Berean Standard Bible
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David, old and bedridden, has just sworn to Bathsheba that Solomon will succeed him, and now he gives orders to Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet and Benaiah, commander of the guard. Setting Solomon on the king's own mule is a public act of designation: the animal belongs to the reigning king, so riding it signals that Solomon shares David's royal authority.
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