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And all the people went up after him; and the people played the flutes and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth seemed to split with their sound.
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Now Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they finished eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the horn, he said, "Why is the city in such a noisy uproar?"
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While he was still speaking, there came Jonathan, the son of Abiathar the priest. And Adonijah said to him, "Come in, for you are a prominent man, and bring good news."
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Then Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, "No! Our lord King David has made Solomon king.
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The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites; and they have made him ride on the king's mule.
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So Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon; and they have gone up from there rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise that you have heard.
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Also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.
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And moreover the king's servants have gone to bless our lord King David, saying, 'May God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.' Then the king bowed himself on the bed.
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Also the king said thus, 'Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, while my eyes see it!' "
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So all the guests who were with Adonijah were afraid, and arose, and each one went his way.
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Now Adonijah was afraid of Solomon; so he arose, and went and took hold of the horns of the altar.