KJV King James Version
And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
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1 Kings 1:32
And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then King David said, “Call in for me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king.
WEB World English Bible
King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king.
ASV American Standard Version
And king David said, Call to me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And king David saith, ‘Call for me for Zadok the priest, and for Nathan the prophet, and for Benaiah son of Jehoiada;’ and they come in before the king.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 1
29 And the king sware, and said, [As] the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
30 Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
31 Then Bathsheba bowed with [her] face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
32 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:
34 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.
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.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀H559 · a.marto sayהַמֶּ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingדָּוִ֗דH1732 · da.vidDavidקִרְאוּ־H7121 · qa.rato call: call toלִ֞יH9030 · nimeלְצָד֤וֹקH6659 · tsa.doqZadokהַכֹּהֵן֙H3548 · ko.henpriestוּלְנָתָ֣ןH5416 · na.tanNathanהַנָּבִ֔יאH5030 · na.viprophetוְלִבְנָיָ֖הוּH1141 · be.na.yahBenaiahבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childיְהוֹיָדָ֑עH3077 · ye.ho.ya.daJehoiadaוַיָּבֹ֖אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeלִפְנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃H4428 · me.lekhking
Cross-references
1 Kings 1:8But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which [belonged] to David, were not with Adonijah.1 Kings 1:26But me, [even] me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.1 Kings 1:38So 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.
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