1 Kings 1:33 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 1:33

31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and paid homage to the king, and said, ^a“Let my lord King David live forever!”

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

33 The king also said to them, ^a“Take with you the servants of your lord, and have Solomon my son ride on my own ^bmule, and take him down to ^cGihon.

34 There let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet ^aanoint him king over Israel; and ^bblow the horn, and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’

35 Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne, and he shall be king in my place. For I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah.”

36 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, ^a“Amen! May the Lord God of my lord the king say so too.

37 ^aAs the Lord has been with my lord the king, even so may He be with Solomon, and ^bmake his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.”

38 So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, ^aBenaiah the son of Jehoiada, the ^bCherethites, and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and took him to Gihon.

39 Then Zadok the priest took a horn of ^aoil from the tabernacle and ^banointed Solomon. And they blew the horn, ^cand all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”

40 And all the people went up after him; and the people played the flutes and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth seemed to split with their sound.

41 Now Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they finished eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the horn, he said, “Why is the city in such a noisy uproar?”

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 1:33

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American Standard Version
And the king said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:

Amplified® Bible
The king told them, Take the servants of your lord and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule and bring him down to Gihon [in the Kidron Valley].

Contemporary English Version
he told them: Take along some of my officials and have Solomon ride my own mule to Gihon Spring.

Darby English Version
And the king said to them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon;

Good News Bible
he said to them, "Take my court officials with you; have my son Solomon ride my own mule, and escort him down to Gihon Spring,

King James Version
The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:

New American Standard Bible
The king said to them, "Take with you the servants of your lord, and have my son Solomon ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.

New International Version
he said to them: "Take your lord's servants with you and set Solomon my son on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.

New King James Version
The king also said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and have Solomon my son ride on my own mule, and take him down to Gihon.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The king said to them, "Take with you the servants of your lord, and have my son Solomon ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.

Revised Standard Version
And the king said to them, "Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon;

Young's Literal Translation
And the king saith to them, `Take with you the servants of your lord, and ye have caused Solomon my son to ride on mine own mule, and caused him to go down unto Gihon,

New English Translation
and he¹ told them, “Take your master’s² servants with you, put my son Solomon on my mule, and lead him down to Gihon.³

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