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.
47. And listen to this! David's officials told him, “We pray that your God will help Solomon to be an even greater king!”David was in his bed at the time, but he bowed
48. and prayed, “I praise you, Lord God of Israel. You have made my son Solomon king and have let me live to see it.”