'So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon mount King David's mule, and they escorted him to Gihon. Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the sacred tent and anointed Solomon. Then they sounded the trumpet and all the people shouted, "Long live King Solomon!"’ (1 Kings 1:38-39). Read THE PLACE for the full biblical story. Available here https://wipfandstock.com/the-place.html
ANSWER: To accommodate the ark of the covenant, because that was The Place spoken of throughout biblical history, where the temple was to be. When Solomon was anointed with the sacred oil for kingship, Zadok took the oil from that tent at Gihon and anointed him--
'So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon mount King David's mule, and they escorted him to Gihon. Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the sacred tent and anointed Solomon. Then they sounded the trumpet and all the people shouted, "Long live King Solomon!"’ (1 Kings 1:38-39). Read THE PLACE for the full biblical story. Available here https://wipfandstock.com/the-place.html
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