1 Kings 1:19-21

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¹⁹He has sacrificed oxen and fattened steers and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king’s sons and Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army [to a feast], but he did not invite your servant Solomon. ²⁰Now as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all ^[a]Israel are on you [waiting for you] to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. ²¹Otherwise it will come about when my lord the king lies down [in death] with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered ^[b]political enemies.”

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Footnotes

1 Kings 1:20 In general, sons of Israel or Israel or Israelites refers to all the people (males and females) of the various tribes descended from the twelve sons (Gen 35:23-26) of Jacob (later renamed Israel by God). In verses concerning things such as warfare or circumcision sons of Israel or Israel or Israelites usually refers only to the males. Tribes of ancient people were identified by the name of their founding ancestor. Therefore, this same general rule applies when referring to individual tribal groups, e.g. sons of Reuben, Reuben, Reubenites and so throughout.
1 Kings 1:21 Lit sinners.