1 Kings 1:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Kings 1:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 1:20 in 6 Bible Translations

Read 1 Kings 1:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

1 Kings 1:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“You, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.”

1 Kings 1:20 — World English Bible

1 Kings 1:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And thou, my lord the 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.”

1 Kings 1:20 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 1:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel <FI>are<Fi> on thee, to declare to them who doth sit on the throne of my lord the king after him;”

1 Kings 1:20 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 1:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And thou, my lord the 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.”

1 Kings 1:20 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 1:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

1 Kings 1:20 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 1:20 in Context — 1 Kings 1

18 Y he aquí ahora Adonía reina: y tú, mi señor rey, ahora no lo supiste.

19 Ha matado bueyes, y [animales] engordados, y muchas ovejas, y ha convidado á todos los hijos del rey, y á Abiathar sacerdote, y á Joab general del ejército; mas á Salomón tu siervo no ha convidado.

20 Entre tanto, rey señor mío, los ojos de todo Israel están sobre ti, para que les declares quién se ha de sentar en el trono de mi señor el rey después de él.

21 De otra suerte acontecerá, cuando mi señor el rey durmiere con sus padres, que yo y mi hijo Salomón seremos tenidos por culpables.

22 Y estando aún hablando ella con el rey, he aquí Nathán profeta, que vino.

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What Does 1 Kings 1:20 Mean?

1 Kings 1:20 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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