1 Kings 1:32-40

32King David said, “Summon the priest Zadok, the prophet Nathan, and Benaiah, son of Jehoiada.” So they came to the king,

33and he said, “Take my officials with you. Put my son Solomon on my mule, and take him to Gihon.

34Have 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!’

35Follow 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.

37As the Lord has been with you, so may he be with Solomon. May Solomon be an even greater king than you, King David.”

38Then 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.

39The 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!”

40All the people followed him, blew flutes, and celebrated so loudly that their voices shook the ground.