1 Kings 1:33-35

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³³ Then the king said to them, “Take my officers with you. Put my son Solomon on my mule and take him to Gihon Spring.^{[a] 34} There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint him to be the new king of Israel. Blow the trumpet and announce, ‘This is the new king, Solomon!’ ³⁵ Then come back here with him. Solomon will sit on my throne and be the new king in my place. I have chosen him to be the ruler of Israel and Judah.”