1 Kings 1:39 - Exposition

And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil [Hebrews the oil. The "holy anointing oil," Exodus 30:25 , Exodus 30:31 , compounded as directed in Exodus 30:23-25 , was evidently part of the furniture of the tabernacle ( Exodus 31:11 ; Exodus 39:38 ). Eleazer was charged with its preservation ( Numbers 4:16 ), and the Rabbins say it lasted till the captivity] out of the tabernacle [the tabernacle on Mount Zion, containing the ark ( 2 Samuel 6:17 ; 1 Chronicles 15:1 ) must be meant here. There was not time to have gone to the tabernacle at Gihon (Stanley), which was three hours distance from Jerusalem (Keil). Though Abiathar had charge of this sanctuary, yet Zadok would readily gain access to it, especially in the king's name] and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet [cf. 2 Samuel 15:10 ; 2 Kings 9:13 ; 2 Kings 11:14 ]; and all the people said, God save king Solomon. [Notice the exact fulfilment of the threefold charge of verse 34 and its result. Solomon was confirmed in his office by the suffrages of the people.]