1 Kings 1:20 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²⁰ And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ Now, my lord O king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after you.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ And thou, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

Common English Bible

²⁰ As for you, my master the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you to tell them who will follow you on the throne of my master the king.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ Truly now, my lord the king, the eyes of all of Israel look with favor upon you, that you may indicate to them who ought to sit upon your throne, my lord the king, after you.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ And now, my lord O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldst tell them, who shall sit on thy throne, my lord the king, after thee.

1 Kings 1:20 Cross References

2 Samuel 23:2

“The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me, his word is upon my tongue.

1 Kings 1:19

He has sacrificed oxen, fatlings, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the commander of the army; but Solomon your servant he has not invited.

1 Kings 1:21

Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted offenders.”

1 Chronicles 28:10

Take heed now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.”

1 Chronicles 29:1

And David the king said to all the assembly, “Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced, and the work is great; for the palace will not be for man but for the Lord God.

2 Chronicles 20:12

O our God, wilt thou not execute judgment upon them? For we are powerless against this great multitude that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon thee.”

Psalm 123:2

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he have mercy upon us.

Psalm 25:15

My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.

Zechariah 3:9

For behold, upon the stone which I have set before Joshua, upon a single stone with seven facets, I will engrave its inscription, says the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the guilt of this land in a single day.