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And you,וְאַתָּהmy lordאֲדֹנִיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְthe eyesעֵינֵיof allכָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלare on you,עָלֶיךָfor you to tellלְהַגִּידthemלָהֶםwhoמִיshall sitיֵשֵׁבonעַלthe throneכִּסֵּאof my lordאֲדֹנִיthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְafter him.אַחֲרָיו
1 Kings 1:20
Study it in the app“And you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, for you to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 1:20, word by word
- my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- the eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- for you to tellהַגִּידhagid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “hagid” appears- shall sitיֵשֵׁבyeshev
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yeshev” appears- the throneכִּסֵּאkise
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kise” appears
The context
19He has sacrificed oxen, fatted animals, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the commander of the army; but Solomon your servant he has not invited.
20 · This verse (above)
21And it will happen, when my lord the king lies down with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted sinners.”