sentences:  "Zadok the Priest" (HWV 258) is thought to have been composed between 9 September and 11 October 1727.The text of "Zadok the Priest" is derived from the biblical account of the anointing of Solomon by Zadok and Nathan and the people's rejoicing at this event.These words have been used in every English coronation since that of King Edgar at Bath Abbey in 973, and Handel's setting has been used at every British coronation since 1727.