Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance to the king, and the king said, “What do you wish?”
1 Kings 1:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The king was told, “Here is the prophet Nathan.” When he came in before the king, he did obeisance to the king, with his face to the ground. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The king was told, Here is Nathan the prophet. And when he came before the king, he bowed himself before him with his face to the ground. American Standard Version (1901) And they told the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground. Common English Bible The king was informed, “The prophet Nathan is here.” Then Nathan came in before the king and bowed his face to the ground. Catholic Public Domain Version And they announced to the king, saying, "Nathan, the prophet, is here." And when he had entered in the sight of the king, and he had reverenced prone on the ground, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they told the king, saying: Nathan the prophet is here. And when he was come in before the king, and had worshipped, bowing down to the ground, |
Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance to the king, and the king said, “What do you wish?”
Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall succeed me as king, and he shall sit on my throne’?
Pay to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
Honor everyone. Love the family of believers. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
As soon as the boy had gone, David rose from beside the stone heap and prostrated himself with his face to the ground. He bowed three times, and they kissed each other and wept with each other; David wept the more.