Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 1:39
And Zadok the priest took a horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
39. a horn of oil ] The Hebrew has the horn. The ‘holy anointing oil’ was no doubt preserved for occasions like this, and for the anointing of the priests. Zadok having the care of the tabernacle at Gibeon (1Ch 16:39) would have this under his charge. And as Gibeon was ‘the great high place’ (1Ki 3:4), all that was most sacred would be kept there.
out of the tabernacle ] The word here rendered ‘tabernacle’ is not the same as that so rendered in the passage from 1 Chron. just quoted, and it is advisable to make a distinction between them. The word in this verse is that usually translated, when it does not refer to the sacred dwellingplace of God’s glory, by the English ‘tent’ (Gen 9:21 &c.) and it would be well so to render here. In no other passage in Scripture does the word occur of the Divine dwellingplace without some qualifying expression added to it. It is ‘the tabernacle of the congregation,’ ‘the tabernacle of witness,’ ‘the tabernacle of the Lord.’ In all these cases ‘ Tent ’ might well be substituted. This word refers to the external covering of black goats’ hair, while the other word implies the interior, the very dwellingplace of God, and for this ‘Tabernacle’ might be specially retained.
all the people said ] Solomon’s anointing was made a public ceremonial, news of what was to be done would go forth during the time that a messenger went to Gibeon for the sacred oil, and thus there seems to have been present not only those whom David had commissioned but a large body of the people of Jerusalem.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The tabernacle – Probably that which David had made for the ark of the covenant on Mount Zion 2Sa 6:17. For the holy oil, see the margin reference. That it was part of the regular furniture of the tabernacle appears from Exo 31:11; Exo 39:38.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 39. Zadok – took a horn of oil] Pottery and glass were little in use in those times; and horns were frequently used to hold oil and wine. The oil used here was the holy anointing oil, which was laid up in the tabernacle, and which was used for the anointing of both priests and kings.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Zadok the priest; for though he was not the high priest, he might do this office, especially having the direction of the prophet Nathan, 1Ki 1:34.
Out of the tabernacle; that which David had erected for the ark, 2Sa 6:17, in which oil was kept for divers sacred uses; for Mosess tabernacle was at Gibeon, 1Ch 16:39; 21:29, which was too remote for the present occasion, which required all possible expedition.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
39. an horn of oil out of thetabernacleIt was the sacred oil (Ex30:25) with which the kings were anointed.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle,…. Not out of the tabernacle of Moses, for that was at Gibeon; see 1Ch 21:29; and if the oil had been there, it would have been too far to have fetched it, since haste was now required; but this was taken out of the tabernacle David had built for the ark, 2Sa 6:17; where the ark was, and before which the pot of oil was; so Jarchi; but Kimchi indeed says, that though it was at this time at Gibeon, Zadok went thither, or sent thither to fetch it; and though it is said, the pot of oil was set before the ark, this was when the ark was in the tabernacle; but when they took it out from thence at the war with the Philistines, that and the pot of manna were left in the tabernacle; and they took nothing but the ark; but if they brought the pot afterwards, and put it before the ark in Jerusalem, then it may be understood of the tabernacle David pitched for it; but that he disapproves of. Here Zadok is only said to take the oil, and anoint with it; which he did either as the deputy of the high priest, or he was made use of because the high priest was on the side of Adonijah:
and anointed Solomon; whether it was by pouring it on his head, as Saul was anointed, 1Sa 10:1; or, as the Jews say f, by putting it round about his head in the form of a crown, and then between his eyebrows, is not very material; and they also say g, that it is not usual to anoint the son of a king that has been anointed; and that the reason of the anointing of Solomon was, because of the sedition of his brother Adonijah, and to confirm the kingdom to him; this anointing was an emblem of the gifts, graces, and virtues, necessary to qualify a king for the discharge of his office:
and they blew the trumpet; and proclaimed him king:
and all the people said, God save King Solomon; wished him long life and happiness, and gave him a general huzza or shouting.
f T. Bab. Ceritot, fol. 5. 2. g Ibid.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(39) An horn of oil out of the tabernacle.The sacred oil, the making of which is described in Exo. 30:22-30, was to be used for anointing the Tabernacle itself, and the altars and vessels as well as the priests. It was this oil, no doubt, which was used in this case. The Tabernacle proper was still at Gibeon (see 2Ch. 1:3); but a tent or tabernacle had been set up in Zion over the ark (2Ch. 1:4), and the haste with which all was done would necessitate the taking the oil from the nearer source, in spite of the fact that Abiathar presided in Zion, and Zadok only in Gibeon.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
39. Oil out of the tabernacle The holy anointing oil described in Exo 30:22-33.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
1Ki 1:39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
Ver. 39. Took an horn of oil. ] Whereof there was great use in the tabernacle. It was not that holy oil which was at first provided for the anointing of the priests, see Exo 30:32 , “Upon man’s flesh shall it not be poured” but some other, to show that magistrates should be holy and gracious: whence also the seat of judicature is called the holy place. Ecc 8:10
And anointed Solomon.
God save king Solomon,
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
tabernacle = tent. Hebrew. ohel. Not the Tabernacle at Gibeon, but David’s tabernacle (2Sa 6:17) See App-40.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
an horn: 1Sa 16:13
out: Exo 30:23-33, Psa 89:20
anointed: 1Ch 29:22
all the people: 1Ki 1:25, 1Sa 10:24, 2Ki 11:12, 2Ch 23:11, 2Ch 23:13
Reciprocal: 2Ki 9:1 – box of oil 2Ki 9:13 – blew with trumpets 2Ki 11:14 – all the people Psa 45:7 – hath Psa 72:1 – Give
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ki 1:39-40. Zadok took a horn of oil A vessel of oil, as the Arabic translates it; which vessel was made of an oxs horn, as Bochart observes; out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon It rendered his unction more solemn, and his person more sacred, that he was anointed with holy oil taken out of the tabernacle: though the Jews are generally of opinion, that it was not necessary to anoint their kings with this holy oil made by Moses. So that the earth rent An hyperbolical expression, to signify the very loud noise which the people made with their shouts and their pipes.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
1:39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of {p} oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
(p) With which they were accustomed to anoint the priests and the holy instruments, Exo 30:23.