KJV King James Version
And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule:
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1 Kings 1:44
And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And with Solomon, the king has sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set him on the king’s mule.
WEB World English Bible
The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they have caused him to ride on the king’s mule.
ASV American Standard Version
and the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the king sendeth with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethite, and the Pelethite, and they cause him to ride on the king’s mule,
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 1
41 And Adonijah and all the guests that [were] with him heard [it] as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore [is this] noise of the city being in an uproar?
42 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou [art] a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
44 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule:
45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This [is] the noise that ye have heard.
46 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
47 And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חH7971 · sha.lachto send: departאִתּֽוֹ־H854 · etwithהַ֠מֶּלֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]צָד֨וֹקH6659 · tsa.doqZadokהַכֹּהֵ֜ןH3548 · ko.henpriestוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]נָתָ֣ןH5416 · na.tanNathanהַנָּבִ֗יאH5030 · na.viprophetוּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙H1141 · be.na.yahBenaiahבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עH3077 · ye.ho.ya.daJehoiadaוְהַכְּרֵתִ֖יH3774 · ke.re.tiCherethiteוְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יH6432 · pe.le.tiPelethiteוַיַּרְכִּ֣בוּH7392 · ra.khavto rideאֹת֔וֹH853 · et[Obj.]עַ֖לH5921 · aluponפִּרְדַּ֥תH6506 · pir.dahfemale muleהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃H4428 · me.lekhking
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