Holy Scripture

1 Kings 1:20

A church father on this verse
“Thus fathers often call their sons their servants, yet without denying the genuineness of their nature. In fact, they often affectionately call their own servants children, yet without losing sight of the fact they did purchase them originally. For they use the one appellation from their authority as fathers, but in t…”
Athanasius of Alexandria, 4th c. — Discourses Against the Arians 2.3-4

Source: Septuagint

Original

20And thou, my lord, O king—the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, to tell them who shall sit upon the throne of my lord the king after him.

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In context

18And now, behold, Adonijah reigns, and thou, my lord, O king, knowest it not.

19And he has sacrificed calves and lambs and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king’s sons, and Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander-in-chief of the host; but Solomon thy servant he has not called.

— 1 Kings 1:20 —

21And it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and Solomon my son shall be offenders.

22And behold, while she was yet talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came. And it was reported to the king,

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