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The king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.
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Verse 33. Lord, David. Menochius.—The Cerethi, and other life-guards, went under the command of their captain, Banaias, ( Calmet.) to repel any force that might disturb this solemn inauguration. Bible.—Mule. None but the king was allowed to mount it.—Gihon, a fountain, or place of public resort, on the west of Jerusalem. Ezechias brought its waters into the city. 2 Chronicles 32:30. Calmet.—Adonias was at Rogel, on the east. Menochius.
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