1 Kings 1:38

1 Kings 1:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.
• New International Version (NIV)So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon mount King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David's mule and brought him to Gihon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and took him to Gihon.

Context of 1 Kings 1:38

36Jehoiada's son Benaiah answered the king, ‘Amen! I agree! I pray that the Lord will cause it to happen! He is the God that my master the king serves. 37The Lord has helped you, my master the king. We pray that he will also be with Solomon. We pray that he will make Solomon's kingdom even greater than the kingdom of my master, King David!’ So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet and Jehoiada's son Benaiah went to Solomon. David's own personal guards, the Kerethites and the Pelethites, went with them. They put Solomon on King David's mule and they led him to Gihon. 39Zadok the priest filled a horn with special olive oil from the holy tent. Then he poured it on Solomon to anoint him as king. Then they made a loud noise with a trumpet. All the people shouted, ‘May King Solomon live for a long time!’ 40Then all the people followed Solomon up into Jerusalem. They made music with flutes and they shouted with joy. The noise caused the ground to shake!

1 Kings 1:38 word by word

וַיֵּ֣רֶד צָד֣וֹק הַ֠כֹּהֵן וְנָתָ֨ן הַנָּבִ֜יא וּבְנָיָ֣הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָ֗ע וְהַכְּרֵתִי֙ וְהַפְּלֵתִ֔י וַיַּרְכִּ֙בוּ֙ אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה עַל־פִּרְדַּ֖ת הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֑ד וַיֹּלִ֥כוּ אֹת֖וֹ עַל־גִּחֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Zadokצָדוֹקtsâdôq · ZadokH6659
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• and Nathanנָתָןnâthân · NathanH5416
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• and Benaiahבְּנָיָ֫הוּbenâyâh benâyâhû · BenaiahH1141
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
• and the Cherethitesכְּרֵתִיkerêthîy · CherethiteH3774
• and the Pelethitesפְּלֵתִיpelêthîy · PelethiteH6432
• went downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• and caused Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• to rideרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
• upon kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• David’sדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• muleפִּרְדָּהpirdâh · female muleH6506
• and broughtיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• him to Gihonגִּיחוֹןgîychôn gichôn · GihonH1521

Cross-references for 1 Kings 1:38

• 1 Kings 1:8But these people did not join Adonijah's group: Zadok the priest, Jehoiada's son Benaiah, Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei. David's own special soldiers did not join Adonijah either.
• 1 Samuel 30:14We had attacked the south part of Judah, where the Kerethites live. We also attacked the land where the people of Caleb's clan live. We destroyed Ziklag with fire too.’
• 2 Samuel 8:18Jehoiada's son Benaiah was the leader of David's personal guards. David's sons served as priests.
• 2 Samuel 15:18All his officers and his personal guards, the Kerethites and Pelethites, went on past him. There were also 600 men who had come with him from Gath. All these people were leaving Jerusalem with the king.
• 2 Samuel 20:20Joab answered her, ‘That is stupid! I would never do that! I am not trying to destroy anything.
• 1 Chronicles 18:17Jehoiada's son Benaiah was the leader of David's personal guards. David's sons were his most important officers.
• Zephaniah 2:5Terrible trouble will come to you people who came from Crete, you people who live beside the sea! The Lord has said this against you: I will kill all you Philistines who live in the land of Canaan! You will all die. So nobody will live there.
• 1 Kings 1:33The king said to them, ‘Take my officers with you and put my son Solomon on my own mule. Then lead him down to Gihon, as he rides on the mule.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 1:38

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-53Verses 32-53 The people expressed great joy and satisfaction in the elevation of Solomon. Every true Israelite rejoices in the exaltation of the Son of David. Combinations formed upon evil principles will soon be dissolved, when self-interest calls another way. How can those who do evil deeds expect to have good tidings? Adonijah had despised Solomon, but soon dreaded him. We see here, as in a glass, Jesus, the Son of David and the Son of God, exalted to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38The king's bodyguards were foreign soldiers from Crete. They served David during his entire reign (2 Samuel 8:18; 15:18; 20:7).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 1:38

• Benaiah
• Cherethites
• Civil Service
• Gihon
• Israel
• Nathan
• Pelethites
• Politics
• Solomon
• Throne
• Zadok

In the dictionaries

• Benaiah
• Jehoiada
• Nathan
• Solomon
• Zadok
• Cherethites
• Account
• Adonijah
• Assuredly
• Cherish

Commentaries on 1 Kings 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings