1Ki 1:39 | NETfull | STEP | Zadok the priest took a horn filled with olive oil from the tent and poured it on Solomon; the trumpet was blown and all the people declared, “Long live King Solomon!”

1 Kings 1:39

39 Zadok the priest took a horn filled with olive oil ^{▼▼ Heb “the horn of oil.” This has been specified as olive oil in the translation for clarity.} ^{▼▼ A horn filled with oil. An animal’s horn was used as an oil flask in the anointing ceremony.} from the tent and poured it on ^{▼▼ Or “anointed.”} Solomon; the trumpet was blown and all the people declared, “Long live King Solomon!”