And it happened as David had come to the top, there where he bowed himself to God. And, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him, his tunic torn, and earth on his head.
But if you return to the city, and shall say to Absalom, I also will be your servant, O king; I was servant of your father before now; and now I am also your servant. Then you can break down the counsel of Ahithophel for me.
For he has gone down today and sacrificed oxen, and fatlings, and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king’s sons, and the army commanders, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and they are saying, Let King Adonijah live!
And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet shall anoint him there as king over Israel. And you shall blow with the rams’ horn and shout, Let King Solomon live!
And he brought out the son of the king, and put the crown on him, and the testimony. And they made him to reign, and anointed him, and clapped their hands, and said, Let the king live!
The queen came in to the banquet house because of the words of the king and his nobles. The queen answered and said, O king, live forever, do not let your thoughts terrify you, and do not let your face be changed.
And the crowd, the ones going before and the ones following, were crying out, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! “Blessed is He coming in the name of the Lord”! Hosanna in the highest! Psa. 118:26
And Samuel said to all the people, Do you see him whom Jehovah has chosen, for none is like him among all the people? And all the people shouted and said, Let the king live!