36. “It shall be done,” answered Benaiah, “and may the Lord your God confirm it.
37. As the Lord has been with Your Majesty, may he also be with Solomon, and make his reign even more prosperous than yours.”
38. So Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and the royal bodyguard put Solomon on King David's mule, and escorted him to the spring of Gihon.
39. Zadok took the container of olive oil which he had brought from the Tent of the Lord's presence, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet, and all the people shouted, “Long live King Solomon!”
40. Then they all followed him back, shouting for joy and playing flutes, making enough noise to shake the ground.
41. As Adonijah and all his guests were finishing the feast, they heard the noise. And when Joab heard the trumpet, he asked, “What's the meaning of all that noise in the city?”