35. Bring him back here, and he will take my place as king. He is the one I have chosen to rule Israel and Judah.
36. Benaiah answered, “We will do it, Your Majesty. I pray that the Lord your God will let it happen.
37. The Lord has always watched over you, and I pray that he will now watch over Solomon. May the Lord help Solomon to be an even greater king than you.”
38. Zadok, Nathan, and Benaiah left and took along the two groups of David's special bodyguards. Solomon rode on David's mule as they led him to Gihon Spring.
39. Zadok the priest brought some olive oil from the sacred tent and poured it on Solomon's head to show that he was now king. A trumpet was blown and everyone shouted, “Long live King Solomon!”
40. Then they played flutes and celebrated as they followed Solomon back to Jerusalem. They made so much noise that the ground shook.
41. Adonijah and his guests had almost finished eating when they heard the noise. Joab also heard the trumpet and asked, “What's all that noise about in the city?”
42. Just then, Jonathan son of Abiathar came running up. “Come in,” Adonijah said. “An important man like you must have some good news.”
43. Jonathan answered:No, I haven't! David has just announced that Solomon will be king.
44-45. Solomon rode David's own mule to Gihon Spring, and Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and David's special bodyguards went with him. When they got there, Zadok and Nathan made Solomon king. Then everyone celebrated all the way back to Jerusalem. That's the noise you hear in the city.
46. Solomon is now king.