the eyes: 2Ch 20:12, Psa 25:15, Psa 123:2, Zec 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. 2Sa 23:2, 1Ch 22:8-10, 1Ch 28:5, 1Ch 28:6, 1Ch 28:10, 1Ch 29:1