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1 Kings 1:44-50 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

44. And he has sent with him Zadok, the priest, and Nathan, the prophet, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and Pelethites. And they have placed him on the mule of the king.

45. And Zadok, the priest, and Nathan, the prophet, have anointed him king, at Gihon. And they are ascending from there, rejoicing, and so the city resounds. This is the noise that you have heard.

46. But also, Solomon sits upon the throne of the kingdom.

47. And the servants of the king, entering, have blessed our lord king David, saying: 'May God amplify the name of Solomon above your name, and may he magnify his throne above your throne.' And the king reverenced from his bed.

48. And he said: 'Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who today has bestowed someone to sit upon my throne, while my eyes may see it.' "

49. Therefore, all those who had been summoned by Adonijah were terrified. And they all rose up, and each one went his own way.

50. Then Adonijah, fearing Solomon, rose up and went away. And he took hold of the horn of the altar.

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