1 Reyes 1:20

20 Mi señor y rey, todo Israel está a la expectativa y quiere que usted le diga quién lo sucederá en el trono.

1 Reyes 1:20 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 1:20

And thou, my lord, O king
As for thee, or what concerns thee, or is incumbent on thee, will appear from the expectations of the people:

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;
this she said, to dissipate any fears that might possess his mind on hearing what Adonijah had done, that the people in general had assented to it, and encouraged him to it; whereas the body of the people were waiting to hear what was the will and determination of David: for they not only considered him as having a power to name a successor, as was afterwards done by Rehoboam, but as one that had the mind of God revealed to him who should be his successor, to which they should pay a regard.

1 Reyes 1:20 In-Context

18 Pero ahora resulta que Adonías se ha proclamado rey a espaldas de Su Majestad.

19 Ha sacrificado una gran cantidad de toros, terneros engordados y ovejas, y ha invitado a todos los hijos del rey, al sacerdote Abiatar y a Joab, general del ejército; sin embargo, no invitó a Salomón, que es un fiel servidor de Su Majestad.

20 Mi señor y rey, todo Israel está a la expectativa y quiere que usted le diga quién lo sucederá en el trono.

21 De lo contrario, tan pronto como Su Majestad muera, mi hijo Salomón y yo seremos acusados de alta traición.

22 Mientras Betsabé hablaba con el rey, llegó el profeta Natán,