1 Raja-raja 1:8

1:8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s elite warriors ¹  did not ally themselves ²  with Adonijah.

1 Raja-raja 1:39

1:39 Zadok the priest took a horn filled with olive oil ³  from the tent and poured it on ⁴  Solomon; the trumpet was blown and all the people declared, “Long live King Solomon!”

1 Raja-raja 1:45

1:45 Then Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed ⁵  him king in Gihon. They went up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the sound you hear.

[1:8]  ¹ tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).

[1:8]  ² tn Heb “were not.”

[1:39]  ³ tn Heb “the horn of oil.” This has been specified as olive oil in the translation for clarity.

[1:39]  sn A horn filled with oil. An animal’s horn was used as an oil flask in the anointing ceremony.

[1:39]  ⁴ tn Or “anointed.”

[1:45]  ⁵ tn I.e., designated by anointing with oil.