1 Kings 1:45
ESV
And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise that you have heard.
NIV
and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon. From there they have gone up cheering, and the city resounds with it. That’s the noise you hear.
NASB
Furthermore, Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon, and they have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city is going wild. This is the noise which you have heard.
CSB
The priest Zadok and the prophet Nathan have anointed him king in Gihon. They have gone up from there rejoicing. The town has been in an uproar; that’s the noise you heard.
NLT
and Zadok and Nathan have anointed him at Gihon Spring as the new king. They have just returned, and the whole city is celebrating and rejoicing. That’s what all the noise is about.
KJV
And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
NKJV
So Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon; and they have gone up from there rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise that you have heard.
What does 1 Kings 1:45 mean?
Despite Adonijah's assumption that a good man like Jonathan would only have good news (1 Kings 1:42), Jonathan's account continues to dismay his audience. David has finally officially declared which of his sons will follow him as king. He ordered Zadok and Nathan to take Solomon to the spring at Gihon and anoint him. The people of Jerusalem saw Solomon riding on David's mule. So they followed the royal procession, cheering and playing horns and pipes. Their celebration is so loud that Jonathan's audience can hear it outside the southern gates (1 Kings 1:32–41).Awkwardly, Jonathan's audience is a collection of government officials and princes who met to coronate David's son Adonijah as king. Many of them knew Adonijah was not David's choice, but since David hadn't officially named a successor, they thought they had an opportunity to make a different choice. They've made a terrible mistake.
We don't know why the people of Jerusalem are celebrating Solomon. It might be because they've been worried about what will happen when David dies with no successor. Or they might like Solomon. It is interesting to note that Solomon's coronation naturally drew the attention and approval of the people, while Adonijah had to carefully choose whom to support him. Joab, who murdered two men (1 Kings 2:28–35), and Adonijah's brothers probably feared for their lives if they didn't. But they, Abiathar, and the leaders of Judah are realizing that they aren't just going against David's will. They're going against what the people want.
