1 Kings 1:39 meaning and explanation
Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”
1 Kings 1:39, Berean Standard Bible
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Zadok the priest takes the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anoints Solomon at Gihon, the spring outside Jerusalem. This is the moment David's command in verses 33 to 35 is carried out, and it settles the contested succession: Adonijah's self-promotion at En-rogel is answered by a public, authorized anointing.
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