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1 Kings 1:37

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As the Lord hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.

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  1. 1 Kings 1:35

    Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

  2. 1 Kings 1:36

    And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the Lord God of my lord the king say so too.

  3. 1 Kings 1:38

    So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.

  4. 1 Kings 1:39

    And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.

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