1 Kings 1:34
in 1 Kings 1There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
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ASV
and let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel; and blow ye the trumpet, and say, Long live king Solomon.
KJV
And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
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This verse in 1 Kings 1
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Anoint him - Inauguration into each of the three offices (those of prophet, priest, and king) typical of the Messiah or Anointed One, was by anointing with oil. Divine appointment had already instituted the rite in connection with the kingly office 2Sa 2:4; but after Solomon we have no express mention of the anointing of kings, except in the three cases of Jehu, Joash, and Jehoahaz 2Ki 9:6; 2Ki 11:12; 2Ki 23:30, who were all appointed irregularly.
This site's exposition
blow the ram’s horn
on 1 Kings 1:34-35
Zadok and Nathan are to anoint Solomon at Gihon and declare “Long live King Solomon!”, the cry first raised for Saul at 1 Samuel 10:24. David names Solomon “ruler over Israel and Judah”, which closes off any later claim that the appointment was partial.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
This unction was typical of the designation and qualification of the Messiah, or Christ, the anointed one, on whom the Spirit, that oil of gladness, was poured without measure, Heb. i. And all Christians, being heirs of the kingdom ( Jam. ii.
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Anoint - As they used to do where there was any thing new or extraordinary in the succession. And this unction signified both the designation of the persons to the office, and the gifts and graces which were necessary for their office, and which, they, seeking them sincerely from God, might expect to receive.
And let Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, anoint him there king over Israel,.... For it might be done by either of them, as the unctions of Saul and David show: and blow ye the trumpet, and say, God save King Solomon; the blowing of the trumpet was to make it public; the proclamation of him as king was to be made by the sound of it, and the acclamation of the people was to express their concurrence with it, their loyal affection to the new king, and their hearty wishes for his health, prosperity, and long life.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Blow ye with the trumpet - After he has been anointed, make proclamation that he is king.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמָשַׁ֣ח | umashach | and he will anoint | H4886 → | 70 times |
| אֹת֣וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שָׁ֠ם | shem | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| צָד֨וֹק | tzadok | Zadok | H6659 → | 53 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֜ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| וְנָתָ֧ן | venatan | and Nathan | H5416 → | 41 times |
| הַנָּבִ֛יא | hanavi' | the prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
| לְמֶ֖לֶךְ | lemelekh | to king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וּתְקַעְתֶּם֙ | uteka'tem | and you will give a blast | H8628 → | |
| בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר | bashofar | on the ram's horn | H7782 → | 72 times |
| וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם | vaamartem | and you will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְחִ֖י | yechi | may he live | H2421 → | 282 times |
| הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
וּמָשַׁ֣חand he will anoint
umashachH4886 →70 times
אֹת֣וֹ<obj.> him
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
שָׁ֠םthere
shemH8033 →834 times
צָד֨וֹקZadok
tzadokH6659 →53 times
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
וְנָתָ֧ןand Nathan
venatanH5416 →41 times
הַנָּבִ֛יאthe prophet
hanavi'H5030 →314 times
לְמֶ֖לֶךְto king
lemelekhH4428 →2525 times
עַל־over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וּתְקַעְתֶּם֙and you will give a blast
uteka'temH8628 →
בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רon the ram's horn
bashofarH7782 →72 times
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םand you will say
vaamartemH559 →5305 times
יְחִ֖יmay he live
yechiH2421 →282 times
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃Solomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Samuel 10:1Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 16:13
So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 78:71
from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.
- 1 Samuel 9:16
“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him leader over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of…
- Psalms 2:12
Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
- Acts 13:21
Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.
- 1 Samuel 16:13
Through
2 Samuel 5:3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 2:4
Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
- 2 Samuel 2:4
Through
2 Kings 9:13Quickly, each man took his garment and put it under Jehu on the bare steps. Then they blew the ram’s horn and proclaimed, “Jehu is king!”
it leads to
- Mark 11:7–8
Then they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it.
- 1 Kings 1:39
Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”
- Mark 11:7–8
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.