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1 Kings 1:20-22
New English Translation
1 Kings 1:20-22
New English Translation
20 Now,[a] my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne.[b] 21 If a decision is not made,[c] when my master the king is buried with his ancestors,[d] my son Solomon and I[e] will be considered state criminals.”[f]
22 Just then,[g] while she was still speaking to the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.
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- 1 Kings 1:20 tc Many Hebrew mss have עַתָּה (ʿattah, “now”) rather than the similar sounding independent pronoun אַתָּה (ʾattah, “you”).
- 1 Kings 1:20 tn Heb “the eyes of all Israel are upon you to declare to them who will sit on the throne of my master the king after him.”
- 1 Kings 1:21 tn The words “if a decision is not made” are added for clarification.
- 1 Kings 1:21 tn Heb “lies down with his fathers.”
- 1 Kings 1:21 tn Heb “I and my son Solomon.” The order has been reversed in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- 1 Kings 1:21 tn Heb “will be guilty”; NASB “considered offenders”; TEV “treated as traitors.”
- 1 Kings 1:22 tn Heb “look.” The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) here draws attention to Nathan’s arrival and invites the audience to view the scene through the eyes of the participants.
1 Kings 1:20-22
King James Version
1 Kings 1:20-22
King James Version
20 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.
21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
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1 Kings 1:20-22
New International Version
1 Kings 1:20-22
New International Version
20 My lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to learn from you who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. 21 Otherwise, as soon as my lord the king is laid to rest(A) with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be treated as criminals.”
22 While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.
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