And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and [gave him] the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.
Ver. 12. And gate him the testimony.] That is, The Book of Deuteronomy, according to Deuteronomy 17:18,19, or some other book wherein the law was registered, 2Ch 23:11 called the Testimony, because it testifieth of God's will and men's duty, and is the best rule of ruledom; far beyond Lipsius's "Beehive," or Machiavel's "Spider Web." Queen Elizabeth, at her coronation, took the Bible - presented to herewith both her hands, and, kissing it, laid it to her breast, saying, that the same had ever been her chiefest delight, and should be the rule whereby she meant to frame her government. a
a Speed's Chron.