39. Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. They blew the ram’s horn, and all the people said, "Long live King Solomon!"
40. All the people followed him playing flutes and celebrating. The ground shook at their noise.
41. Adonijah and all his invited guests heard this when they had finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the ram’s horn, he said, "What’s that noise coming from the city?"
42. While he was still speaking, Jonathan, Abiathar the priest’s son, arrived.Adonijah said, "Come on in! You are an honest man and will bring a good report."
43. Jonathan replied to Adonijah, "No! Our master King David has made Solomon king!
44. To support him, the king sent along Zadok the priest; the prophet Nathan; Benaiah, Jehoiada’s son; and the Cherethites and the Pelethites. They’ve put Solomon on the royal mule.
45. Zadok the priest and the prophet Nathan have anointed him king at Gihon. They went up from there celebrating so that the city was thrown into a commotion. That is the sound you heard.
46. There’s more: Solomon has taken over the throne of the kingdom.
47. The royal attendants blessed our master King David: ‘May your God make Solomon’s name better than your name. May God elevate his throne above your throne.’"The king then worshipped on his bed
48. and said, "Bless Israel’s God, the Lord, who today has set my son on my throne, and has allowed my eyes to see it."
49. Trembling with fear, all of Adonijah’s guests got up and fled, each going a different way.
50. Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, so he got up and went to grab hold of the horns of the altar.