1 Kings 1:20 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 1:20

And as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

That thou shouldest tell - who shall sit on the throne - This was a monarchy neither hereditary nor elective; the king simply named his successor. This obtained less or more, anciently, in most countries.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. Note, Whatever power, interest or influence, men have, they ought to improve it to the utmost for the preserving and advancing of the kingdom of the Messiah, of which Solomon's kingdom was a type. She suggested the imminent peril which she and her son would be in if this matter was not settled in David's life-time,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Adonijah, in common with the people generally, expected that this natural arrangement should be followed in the Hebrew kingdom as in all others. Nathan, who was aware of the old king's solemn promise to Solomon, and, moreover, that this promise was sanctioned by the divine will, saw that no time was to be lost.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאַתָּה֙	ve.'a.Tah	and you	H859 →
אֲדֹנִ֣י	'a.do.Ni	O lord my	H113 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
עֵינֵ֥י	'ei.Nei	[the] eyes of	H5869 →
כָל־	khol-	all	H3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
עָלֶ֑יךָ	'a.Lei.kha	[are] on you	H5921 →
לְהַגִּ֣יד	le.ha.Gid	to tell	H5046 →
לָהֶ֔ם	la.Hem	to them
מִ֗י	Mi	who?	H4310 →
יֵשֵׁ֛ב	ye.Shev	will he sit	H3427 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
כִּסֵּ֥א	ki.Se'	[the] throne of	H3678 →
אֲדֹנִֽי־	'a.do.ni-	lord my	H113 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
אַחֲרָֽיו׃	'a.cha.Rav	after him	H310 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Chronicles 20:12
Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
leads to
- Psalms 121:1–2
  I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 141:8
  But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 25:15
  My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.
- Psalms 123:1–2
  I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.
- Deuteronomy 32:36
  For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
Through
Psalms 25:15
My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.
leads to
- Psalms 124:7–8
  We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
- Psalms 31:4
  You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.
- Psalms 123:2
  As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God…

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