19 And he hath offered many oxen, and fat cattle, and sheep, and hath called all the sons of the King, and Abiathar the Priest, and Joab the Captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not bidden.

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

21 For else when my lord the King shall sleep with his fathers, I and my son Solomon shall be [a]reputed [b]vile.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 1:21 And so put to the death as wicked transgressors.
  2. 1 Kings 1:21 Hebrew, sinners.

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