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1 Kings 1:20-22
New Catholic Bible
1 Kings 1:20-22
New Catholic Bible
20 “Now, my lord, the king, the eyes of all of Israel are upon you. They want you to tell them who will sit upon your throne, my lord, the king.[a] 21 Otherwise when my lord, the king, sleeps with his fathers, I and Solomon, my son, will be condemned.”
22 While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet entered.
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- 1 Kings 1:20 Israel, unlike other nations during this period, was not bound by the law of primogeniture. Bathsheba is almost taunting King David with her words to force him to denounce Adonijah and to name Solomon as his successor. David has never opposed Adonijah but now needs to take a firm stand.
