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.

So Zadok {H6659} the priest {H3548}, and Nathan {H5416} the prophet {H5030}, and Benaiah {H1141} the son {H1121} of Jehoiada {H3077}, and the Cherethites {H3774}, and the Pelethites {H6432}, went down {H3381}, and caused Solomon {H8010} to ride {H7392} upon king {H4428} David's {H1732} mule {H6506}, and brought {H3212} him to Gihon {H1521}.

So Tzadok the cohen, Natan the prophet, B'nayah the son of Y'hoyada and the K'reti and P'leti went down, had Shlomo ride on King David's mule and brought him to Gichon.

Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.

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.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Samuel 8:18 (5 votes)

    And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.

  • 1 Kings 1:8 (4 votes)

    But 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 1:33 (2 votes)

    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:

  • 2 Samuel 20:20 (2 votes)

    And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

  • 2 Samuel 20:23 (2 votes)

    ¶ Now Joab [was] over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

  • 2 Samuel 15:18 (2 votes)

    And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.

  • 1 Samuel 30:14 (2 votes)

    We made an invasion [upon] the south of the Cherethites, and upon [the coast] which [belongeth] to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.