In 1 Kings 1:33-34, King David gave instructions for Solomon to ride on his mule as a part of transferring power to him, "And the king said to them, "Take with you the servants of your lord, and have my son Solomon ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.
46Ngetulu kwaloko Solomoni sewutsetse indzawo yakhe esihlalweni sebukhosi; 47ngisho netindvuna tasebukhosini setifikile kutawuhalalisela inkhosi yetfu, Davide, tafike tatsi: 'Shangatsi Nkulunkulu wakho angenta libito laSolomoni lidvume, latiwe kakhulu kunelakho, nesihlalo sakhe sebukhosi sibe sikhulu kakhulu kunesakho!'