Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there with rejoicing that rings out in the city. That is the noise you hear.
Parallel translations
- WEB Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon. They have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that you have heard.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV 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.
- NASB Furthermore, Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon, and they have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city is going wild. This is the noise which you have heard.
- NLT and Zadok and Nathan have anointed him at Gihon Spring as the new king. They have just returned, and the whole city is celebrating and rejoicing. That’s what all the noise is about.
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Quick answer
Jonathan reports that Solomon has been anointed at Gihon amid joyful celebration that fills the city. The noise Adonijah heard was Solomon's coronation.
Overview
Jonathan identifies the source of the uproar: the jubilant crowds returning from Solomon's anointing. The detail ties the celebration directly to the rival king's triumph. The vivid account confirms that the kingdom has decisively passed to Solomon.
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- 1 Kgs 1:40All the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth was split by the sound.
- Ezra 3:13The people could not distinguish the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people were making so much noise. And the sound was heard from afar.
- 1 Sam 28:14“What does he look like?” asked Saul. “An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown in reverence.
- 1 Sam 4:5When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that it shook the ground.
- Dan 5:26–28And this is the interpretation of the message: MENE means that God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.
- 1 Kgs 14:6So when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet entering the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you disguised? For I have been sent to you with bad news.
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