34. Have the priest Zadok and the prophet Nathan anoint him king of Israel there. Then blow the ram’s horn and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
35. Follow him ⌊back⌋ here when he comes to sit on my throne. He will be king in place of me. I have appointed him to be the leader of Israel and Judah.”
36. “So be it!” Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, answered the king. “The Lord your God says so too.
37. As the Lord has been with you, so may he be with Solomon. May Solomon be an even greater king than you, King David.”
38. Then the priest Zadok, the prophet Nathan, Benaiah (son of Jehoiada), the Cherethites, and the Pelethites put Solomon on King David’s mule and brought him to Gihon.
39. The priest Zadok took the container of olive 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, blew flutes, and celebrated so loudly that their voices shook the ground.