37 As Yahweh was with my lord the king, so may he be with Solomon and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.”
38 Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites went down, and they let Solomon ride on the mule of King David, and they brought him to Gihon.
39 Then Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent, and he anointed Solomon. They blew on the trumpet, and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”
40 All the people went up after him, and the people were playing on the flutes and rejoicing with great joy, and the earth shook with their noise.
41 And Adonijah and all the invited guests who were with him heard it. Now they were finished eating when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet and said, “Why is there such a noise in the city?”
42 While he was still speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came. Adonijah said, “Come, for you are a man of valor, and you bring good news.”
43 Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, “But our lord King David has made Solomon king!