1 Kings 1:44

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Solomon rode David's own mule to Gihon Spring, and Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and David's special bodyguards went with him. When they got there, Zadok and Nathan made Solomon king. Then everyone celebrated all the way back to Jerusalem. That's the noise you hear in the city.

Cross References

Genesis 36:24

Zibeon's sons were Aiah and Anah—the same Anah who found an oasis in the desert while taking the donkeys of his father out to pasture.

2 Samuel 20:7

Abishai left Jerusalem to try and capture Sheba. He took along Joab and his soldiers, as well as David's bodyguard and best troops.

2 Samuel 8:18

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was the commander of David's bodyguard. David's sons were priests.

1 Kings 1:33

he told them: Take along some of my officials and let Solomon ride my own mule to Gihon Spring.

1 Kings 1:43

Jonathan answered: No, I haven't! David has just announced that Solomon will be king.

1 Chronicles 17:1

Soon after David moved into his new palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Look around! I live in a palace made of cedar, but the sacred chest is kept in a tent.”

1 Chronicles 18:17

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was the commander of David's bodyguard. David's sons were his highest-ranking officials.

1 Samuel 30:14

We had attacked some towns in the desert where the Cherethites live, in the area that belongs to Judah, and in the desert where the Caleb clan lives. And we burnt down Ziklag.”