Bible Strands
1 Kings 1:44
And with Solomon, the king has sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set him on the king’s mule.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nathan and Zadok execute David’s command to secure Solomon’s succession, acting as royal agents to publicly install him before the court and city.
The words — וַיִּשְׁלַח (vayishlach) translates as “and he has sent,” framing the royal decree, while אִתּוֹ (itto) means “with him,” indicating the king’s direct involvement in the transfer.
The thread — The same officials and symbols recur in 1 Kings 1:38-39 (the Gihon anointing), 2 Samuel 8:18 and 2 Samuel 20:23 (Benaiah and the Cherethites and Pelethites), and 2 Samuel 15:1 (mules as markers of judicial authority).
Why it lands — The text records the mechanical enforcement of a divine promise through named officials and royal regalia, requiring the reader to acknowledge that covenant succession operates through concrete, institutional channels.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule: