1 Reis 1:20

20 Mas, ó rei meu senhor, os olhos de todo o Israel estão sobre ti, para que lhes declares quem há de assentar-se no teu trono depois de ti.

1 Reis 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 Reis 1:20 In-Context

18 E agora eis que Adonias reina; e tu, ó rei meu senhor, não o sabes.

19 Ele matou bois, animais cevados e ovelhas em abundância, e convidou a todos os filhos do rei, e a Abiatar, o sacerdote, e a Joabe, general do exército; mas a teu servo Salomão não o convidou.

20 Mas, ó rei meu senhor, os olhos de todo o Israel estão sobre ti, para que lhes declares quem há de assentar-se no teu trono depois de ti.

21 Doutro modo sucederá que, quando o rei meu senhor dormir com seus pais, eu e Salomão meu filho seremos tidos por ofensores.

22 Enquanto ela ainda falava com o rei, eis que chegou o profeta Natã.