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

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  1. 1 Kings 1:39 tn Heb “the horn of oil.” This has been specified as olive oil in the translation for clarity.sn A horn filled with oil. An animal’s horn was used as an oil flask in the anointing ceremony.
  2. 1 Kings 1:39 tn Or “anointed.”

39 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil(A) from the sacred tent(B) and anointed Solomon. Then they sounded the trumpet(C) and all the people shouted,(D) “Long live King Solomon!”

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