40And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
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The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. …
And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house.
That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 32-40)We have here the effectual care David took both to secure Solomon’s right and to preserve the public peace, by crushing Adonijah’s project in the bud. Observe, I. The express orders he gave for the proclaiming of Solomon. The persons he entrusted with this great affair were Zadok, Nathan, and Benaiah, men of power and interest whom David had always reposed a confidence in and found faithful to him…
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