35. You will follow him. He will enter and sit on my throne, and so he will succeed me as king. I have appointed him to become ruler over Israel and Judah."
36. Benaiah, Jehoiada’s son, responded to the king, "Yes, may it happen as the Lord, the God of my king, says.
37. Just as the Lord was with my master the king, so may he be with Solomon. May his throne be even greater than the throne of my master King David."
38. Zadok the priest, the prophet Nathan, Jehoiada’s son Benaiah, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and put Solomon on King David’s mule. They led him to Gihon.
39. Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. They blew the ram’s horn, and all the people said, "Long live King Solomon!"
40. All the people followed him playing flutes and celebrating. The ground shook at their noise.
41. Adonijah and all his invited guests heard this when they had finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the ram’s horn, he said, "What’s that noise coming from the city?"
42. While he was still speaking, Jonathan, Abiathar the priest’s son, arrived.Adonijah said, "Come on in! You are an honest man and will bring a good report."
43. Jonathan replied to Adonijah, "No! Our master King David has made Solomon king!
44. To support him, the king sent along Zadok the priest; the prophet Nathan; Benaiah, Jehoiada’s son; and the Cherethites and the Pelethites. They’ve put Solomon on the royal mule.
45. Zadok the priest and the prophet Nathan have anointed him king at Gihon. They went up from there celebrating so that the city was thrown into a commotion. That is the sound you heard.