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.
41. Adonijah and all his guests heard this as they finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the horn, he asked, “What’s the reason for the noise in the city?”
42. He was still speaking when Jonathan, son of the priest Abiathar, arrived. “Come in,” Adonijah said. “You’re an honorable man, so you must be bringing good news.”
43. “Not at all,” Jonathan answered Adonijah. “His Majesty King David has made Solomon king.
44. The king has sent the priest Zadok, the prophet Nathan, Benaiah (son of Jehoiada), the Cherethites, and the Pelethites with him. They have put him on the king’s mule.
45. The priest Zadok and the prophet Nathan have anointed him king at Gihon. They have come from there celebrating, so the city is excited. That is the sound you heard.
46. Solomon is now seated on the royal throne.