1 Kings 1:38-40

Holman Christian Standard Bible

³⁸ Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites^(A) went down, had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and took him to Gihon. ³⁹ Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon.^(B) Then they blew the ram’s horn,^(C) and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”^{(D) 40} All the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy^(E) that the earth split open from the sound.^[a]