John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 1:45

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, have anointed him king in Gihon, etc.] Or at Gihon; that is, Siloah, according to the Targum; here the act of anointing is ascribed to them both, as in (<110134>1 Kings 1:34); Zadok very probably applied the oil to him, and Nathan might be some way or other assisting in it; however he was here present, not only as approving of it, but declaring it as a prophet, that it was according to the will of God, as well as of the king: and they are come up from thence rejoicing; with a multitude of people along with them: so that the city rang again; with the blowing of trumpets, the sound of pipings, and the shouts of the people: this [is] the noise which ye have heard; which had so alarmed them.

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