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1 Kings 1:18-20
New English Translation
1 Kings 1:18-20
New English Translation
18 But now, look, Adonijah has become king! But you,[a] my master the king, are not even aware of it![b] 19 He has sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king’s sons, Abiathar the priest, and Joab, the commander of the army, but he has not invited your servant Solomon. 20 Now,[c] my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne.[d]
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- 1 Kings 1:18 tc Instead of עַתָּה (ʿattah, “now”) many Hebrew mss, along with the Old Greek, Syriac Peshitta, and Latin Vulgate, have the similar sounding independent pronoun אַתָּה (ʾattah, “you”). This reading is followed in the present translation.
- 1 Kings 1:18 tn Heb “you do not know [about it].”
- 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.”
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