1 Kings 1:39 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.”

1 Kings 1:39 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 1:39 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 1:39 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!””

1 Kings 1:39 — World English Bible

1 Kings 1:39 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the Tent, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, Long live king Solomon. ”

1 Kings 1:39 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 1:39 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Zadok the priest taketh the horn of oil out of the tent, and anointeth Solomon, and they blow with a trumpet, and all the people say, `Let king Solomon live.'”

1 Kings 1:39 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 1:39 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, Long live king Solomon! ”

1 Kings 1:39 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 1:39 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Zadok the Priest tooke an horne of oyle out of the Tabernacle, and anointed Salomon: and they blewe the trumpet, and all the people said, God saue king Salomon.”

1 Kings 1:39 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 1:39 in Context — 1 Kings 1

37 As the Lord hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.

38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.

39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.

40 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

41 And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?

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What Does 1 Kings 1:39 Mean?

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