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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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¹⁸But now, behold, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, do not know it.

¹⁹And he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the other sons of the king, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army. But he has not invited your servant Solomon.

²⁰And 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.

²¹Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”

²²And just then, while Bathsheba was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.

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