1 Kings 1:39

“And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, etc.] Not out of the tabernacle of Moses, for that was at Gibeon; (see <132129>1 Chronicles 21:29); and if the oil had been there, it would have been too far to have fetched it, since haste was now required; but this was taken out of the tabernacle David had built for the ark, (<100617>2 Samuel 6:17); where the ark was, and before which the pot of oil was; so Jarchi; but Kimchi indeed says, that though it was at this time at Gibeon, Zadok went thither, or sent thither to fetch it; and though it is said, the pot of oil was set before the ark, this was when the ark was in the tabernacle; but when they took it out from thence at…”

“an horn of oil out of the tabernacle--It was the sacred oil (Exo 30:25) with which the kings were anointed.”

“The tabernacle - Probably that which David had made for the ark of the covenant on Mount Zion 2 Samuel 6:17. For the holy oil, see the margin reference. That it was part of the regular furniture of the tabernacle appears from Exodus 31:11; Exodus 39:38. return to 'Top of Page'”

“1:39 The priest . . . anointed Solomon with olive oil. This act, a widely accepted Near Eastern practice, gave the ceremony divine sanction.”

“an horn: Sa1 16:13 out: Exo 30:23-33; Psa 89:20 anointed: Ch1 29:22 all the people: Kg1 1:25; Sa1 10:24; Kg2 11:12; Ch2 23:11, Ch2 23:13 3 Kings (1 Kings) 1:40”