Discovery Box1 Kings 1:25 
Context1:25 For today he has gone down and sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king’s sons, the army commanders, and Abiathar the priest. At this moment 1 they are having a feast 2 in his presence, and they have declared, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’ 3
1 Kings 1:34
Context1:34 There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint 4 him king over Israel; then blow the trumpet and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
1 Kings 1:39
Context1:39 Zadok the priest took a horn filled with olive oil 5 from the tent and poured it on 6 Solomon; the trumpet was blown and all the people declared, “Long live King Solomon!”
1 tn Heb “look.”
2 tn Heb “eating and drinking.”
3 tn Heb “let the king, Adonijah, live!”
4 tn Or “designate” (i.e., by anointing with oil).
5 tn Heb “the horn of oil.” This has been specified as olive oil in the translation for clarity.
sn A horn filled with oil. An animal’s horn was used as an oil flask in the anointing ceremony.
6 tn Or “anointed.”
