Holy Scripture
1 Kings 1:22
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…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
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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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.
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.
— 1 Kings 1:22 —
23Behold, Nathan the prophet is here: and he came in to the king’s presence, and did obeisance to the king with his face to the ground.
24And Nathan said, My lord, O king, didst thou say, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?