1 Kings 1 · Verse 39

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.
1 Kings 1:39, King James Version

1 Kings 1:39 in other translations

BSBZadok 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!”
WEBZadok the priest took the horn of oil from the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”
ASVAnd Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the Tent, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, Long live king Solomon.
YLTand Zadok the priest taketh the horn of oil out of the tent, and anointeth Solomon, and they blow with a trumpet, and all the people say, ‘Let king Solomon live.'
DARBYAnd Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, Long live king Solomon!
BBEAnd Zadok the priest took the vessel of oil out of the Tent, and put the holy oil on Solomon. And when the horn was sounded, all the people said, Long life to King Solomon!
WebsterAnd Zadok the priest took a horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.

What does 1 Kings 1:39 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
39. an horn of oil out of the tabernacle--It was the sacred oil (Ex 30:25) with which the kings were anointed.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 39 Zadok - took a horn of oil - Pottery and glass were little in use in those times; and horns were frequently used to hold oil and wine. The oil used here was the holy anointing oil, which was laid up in the tabernacle, and which was used for the anointing of both priests and kings.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 1:32-53

The people expressed great joy and satisfaction in the elevation of Solomon. Every true Israelite rejoices in the exaltation of the Son of David. Combinations formed upon evil principles will soon be dissolved, when self-interest calls another way. How can those who do evil deeds expect to have good tidings? Adonijah had despised Solomon, but soon dreaded him. We see here, as in a glass, Jesus, the Son of David and…

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1 Kings 1:39 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947
צָד֨וֹקtza.DokZadokH6659
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
קֶ֤רֶןKe.ren[the] horn ofH7161
הַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.men<the> oilH8081
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helthe tentH168
וַיִּמְשַׁ֖חvai.yim.Shachand he anointedH4886
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙vai.yit.ke.'Uand they gave a blastH8628
בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.Faron the ram's hornH7782
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
יְחִ֖יye.Chimay he liveH2421
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
שְׁלֹמֹֽה\׃she.lo.MohSolomonH8010

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Cross references for 1 Kings 1:39

  • Psalms 89:20

    I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

  • 1 Chronicles 29:22

    And did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the Lord to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.

  • 1 Kings 1:34

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 10:24

    And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.

  • 2 Kings 11:12

    And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.

  • 2 Chronicles 23:13

    And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.

  • 2 Chronicles 23:11

    Then they brought out the king’s son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king.

  • 1 Samuel 16:13

    Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

  • 1 Kings 1:25

    For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.

  • Exodus 30:23-33

    Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil. And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony, …

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an horn.
1Sa 16:13
out.
Ex 30:23-33; Ps 89:20
anointed.
1Ch 29:22
all the people.
25; 1Sa 10:24; 2Ki 11:12; 2Ch 23:11,13

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Context

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 1 Kings 1:40

    And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

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1 Kings 1:39 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y tomando Sadoc sacerdote el cuerno del aceite del tabernáculo, ungió á Salomón: y tocaron trompeta, y dijo todo el pueblo: ¡Viva el rey Salomón!
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Tsadok, le sacrificateur, prit la corne d’huile dans le tabernacle, et oignit Salomon; et ils sonnèrent de la trompette, et tout le peuple dit: Vive le roi Salomon!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Zadok, der Priester, nahm das Ölhorn aus dem Zelte und salbte Salomo; und sie stießen in die Posaune, und alles Volk sprach: Es lebe der König Salomo!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Sumpsitque Sadoc sacerdos cornu olei de tabernaculo, et unxit Salomonem: et cecinerunt buccina, et dixit omnis populus: Vivat rex Salomon.