Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on 1 Kings 1:20

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the eyes: Ch2 20:12; Psa 25:15, Psa 123:2; Zac 3:9 that thou: At this time the monarchy of Israel was unsettled; no man knew who was to succeed to the crown; and the minds of the people were as unsettled as the succession. It was neither hereditary nor elective. the king, as was anciently the case in most countries, named his successor; but in this instance, God had already assigned the throne to Solomon. Sa2 23:2; Ch1 22:8-10, Ch1 28:5, Ch1 28:6, Ch1 28:10, Ch1 29:1 3 Kings (1 Kings) 1:21

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