The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:
Ver. 33. Take with you the servants of your lord.] My guard, and the garrison soldiers that are at hand.
To ride upon mine own mule.] In token that I have transferred upon him the royal dignity. Est 6:8
And bring him down to Gihon.] The Chaldee hath it, To Siloe, where the waters ran softly and constantly. Hereby, saith Martyr, David would set forth his desire that Solomon's reign might be mild and moderate, as also perpetuum et perenne, durable and longlasting.