1 Kings 1:20 - Easy To Read Version Now, my lord and king, all the people of Israel are watching you. They are waiting for you to decide who will be the next king after you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 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. |
Adonijah {is giving a big fellowship meal. He} has killed many cows and the best sheep {for a fellowship offering}. Adonijah invited all of your sons. And he invited Abiathar the priest and Joab, the commander of your army. But he did not invite your faithful son Solomon.
{You must do something before you die.} If you don’t, then after you are buried with your fathers, those men will say that Solomon and I are criminals.”
Solomon, you must understand that the Lord has chosen you to build his holy place—the temple. {\cf2\super [304]} Be strong and finish the job.”
King David said to all the people of Israel that were gathered together, “God chose my son Solomon. Solomon is young and does not know all that he needs to do this work. But the work is very important. This house isn’t for people, this house is for the Lord God.
Our God, punish those people! We have no power against this large army that is coming against us! We don’t know what to do! That is why we look to you for help!” {\cf2\super [229]}
I am always looking to the Lord for help.\par He always frees me from my troubles. {\cf2\super [154]} \par
Look, I put a special stone\par in front of Joshua.\par There are seven sides {\cf2\super [5]} on that stone.\par I will carve a special message on\par on that special stone.\par That will show that in one day,\par I will remove the guilt from this land.”\par