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1 Kings 1
King David is old and frail. Adonijah has himself proclaimed king, but Nathan and Bathsheba remind David of his promise, and Solomon is anointed at the Gihon spring by Zadok and Nathan while the people shout 'God save king Solomon.'
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- Trace the Bible family tree from Adam to Jesus
- See Jerusalem in 3D, from David to Jesus' day
- Walk through Hezekiah's tunnel in 3D
- The Biblical Family TreeAdonijah · The Biblical Family TreeOpen
- The Biblical Family TreeZadok · The Biblical Family TreeOpen
- Jerusalem Through the AgesThe Gihon spring · Jerusalem Through the AgesOpen
- Hezekiah's TunnelThe Gihon spring · Hezekiah's TunnelOpen
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Solomon was anointed at the Gihon; Hezekiah later stopped its upper outlet and brought its water to the west of the City of David.
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Solomon was anointed king at the Gihon; Hezekiah stopped its upper outlet and brought the water down to the west side of the City of David.