1 Kings 1:38

“So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.”

"So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon." - 1 Kings 1:38
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What does 1 Kings 1:38 mean?

The Bible verse 1 Kings 1:38 from the King James Version reads: "So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon." This…

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In 1 Kings 1:38, we read, "So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon." This moment marks a significant turning…

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Heavenly Father, the Almighty God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, we come before You today with humble hearts, seeking Your guidance and wisdom as we meditate upon the profound truths found in Your Word. We reflect upon the significant moment captured in 1 Kings 1:38…

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1 Kings 1:38 - "So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon."
1 Kings 7:27-38
1 Kings 7:27-38
Elijah in the scene 1 Kings 18:36–38
1 Kings 20:38 - "So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face."
1 Kings 18:38 - "Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench."
1 Kings 2:38 - "And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days."
1 Kings 22:38 - "And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake."
1 Kings 7:38 - "¶ Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver."
1 Kings 6:38 - "And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it."
Jeremiah 38:1–13
Ezekiel 38:1-3
1 Kings 8:38 - "What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:"
"So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face." - 1 Kings 20:38
Job 38:1
John 7:38
Job 38:1
Numbers 32:38
1 Chronicles 1:38 - "And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan."
Acts 2:38-41
Matthew 9:37-38
"Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that [was] in the trench." - 1 Kings 18:38
"Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench." - 1 Kings 18:38
1kings 18:38
1 Samuel 17:38-40
Ezekiel 38:1 - "And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
1 Chronicles 7:38 - "And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara."
Job 38:1 - "Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,"
Luke 20:27-38. All people of color.