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1 Kings 1:20
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KJ21
And thou, my lord, O king, 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.
ASV
And thou, my lord the king, 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.
AMP
Now as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you [waiting for you] to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
AMPC
Now, my lord O king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after you.
BRG
And thou, my lord, O king, 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.
CSB
Now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
CSBA
Now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
CEB
As for you, my master the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you to tell them who will follow you on the throne of my master the king.
CJB
As for you, my lord the king, all Isra’el is watching you; they are waiting for you to tell them who is to sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
CEV
Your Majesty, everyone in Israel is waiting for you to announce who will be the next king.
DARBY
And thou, my lord the king, 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.
DRA
And now, my lord O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldst tell them, who shall sit on thy throne, my lord the king, after thee.
ERV
Now, my lord and king, all the Israelites are watching you. They are waiting for you to decide who will be the next king after you.
EASY
My master the king, everyone in Israel is waiting for you to speak. You must tell them who you have chosen to sit on the throne after you.
EHV
Now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you, waiting for you to tell them who will sit on my lord the king’s throne after him.
ESV
And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
ESVUK
And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
EXB
My master and king, ·all the Israelites are watching you [L the eyes of Israel are on you], waiting for you to decide who will ·be [L sit on the throne of my lord the] king after you.
GNV
And thou, my lord, O King, knowest that the eyes of all Israel are on thee, that thou shouldest tell them, who should sit on the throne of my lord the King after him.
GW
All Israel is looking to you, Your Majesty, to tell them who should succeed you on your throne.
GNT
Your Majesty, all the people of Israel are looking to you to tell them who is to succeed you as king.
HCSB
Now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
ICB
My master and king, all the people of Israel, are watching you. They are waiting for you to decide who will be king after you.
ISV
And as for you, your majesty, everyone in Israel is looking to you to tell them who will sit on your majesty’s throne after you.
JUB
And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee that thou should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
KJV
And thou, my lord, O king, 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.
AKJV
And thou, my lord, O king, 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.
LSB
As for you now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
LEB
But as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all of Israel are on you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
TLB
And now, my lord the king, all Israel is waiting for your decision as to whether Adonijah is the one you have chosen to succeed you.
MSG
“My master,” she said, “you promised me in God’s name, ‘Your son Solomon will be king after me and sit on my throne.’ And now look what’s happened—Adonijah has taken over as king, and my master the king doesn’t even know it! He has thrown a huge coronation feast—cattle and grain-fed heifers and sheep—inviting all the king’s sons, the priest Abiathar, and Joab head of the army. But your servant Solomon was not invited. My master the king, every eye in Israel is watching you to see what you’ll do—to see who will sit on the throne of my master the king after him. If you fail to act, the moment you’re buried my son Solomon and I are as good as dead.”
MEV
And you, my lord, O king, all the eyes of Israel are upon you that you should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
NOG
All Israel is looking to you, Your Majesty, to tell them who should succeed you on your throne.
NABRE
Now, my lord king, all Israel is looking to you to declare to them who is to sit upon the throne of my lord the king after him.
NASB
And as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you, to announce to them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
NASB1995
As for you now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
NCB
“Now, my lord, the king, the eyes of all of Israel are upon you. They want you to tell them who will sit upon your throne, my lord, the king.
NCV
My master and king, all the Israelites are watching you, waiting for you to decide who will be king after you.
NET
Now, my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne.
NIRV
You are my king and master. All the Israelites are watching to see what you will do. They want to find out from you who will sit on the throne after you.
NIV
My lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to learn from you who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
NIVUK
My lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to learn from you who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
NKJV
And as for you, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
NLV
Now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you. They are waiting for you to tell them who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
NLT
And now, my lord the king, all Israel is waiting for you to announce who will become king after you.
NRSVA
But you, my lord the king—the eyes of all Israel are on you to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
NRSVACE
But you, my lord the king—the eyes of all Israel are on you to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
NRSVCE
But you, my lord the king—the eyes of all Israel are on you to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
NRSVUE
But you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
OJB
And thou, adoni HaMelech, the eyes of kol Yisroel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the kisse adoni HaMelech after him.
RGT
“And you, my lord, O king, know that the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you would tell them who would sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
RSV
And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
RSVCE
And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
TLV
As for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
VOICE
My lord the king, everyone in Israel is looking to you and waiting for your word. Who will rule from the throne after you?
WEB
You, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
WYC
Nevertheless, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel behold into thee, that thou show to them, who oughteth to sit in thy throne, my lord the king, after thee; (Now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel look to thee, for thou to tell them, who ought to sit on thy throne, my lord the king, after thee;)
YLT
And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel [are] on thee, to declare to them who doth sit on the throne of my lord the king after him;
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