1 Kings 2:19

God's Word

Bathsheba went to King Solomon to talk to him on Adonijah’s behalf. The king got up to meet her and bowed down in front of her. Then he sat on his throne. He had a throne brought for his mother, and she sat at his right side.

Cross References

Genesis 48:12

Joseph took them off his father’s lap and bowed with his face touching the ground.

1 Kings 15:13

He also removed his grandmother Maacah from the position of queen mother because she made a statue of the repulsive goddess Asherah. Asa cut the statue down and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

1 Kings 2:18

“Very well,” Bathsheba answered. “I will talk to the king for you.”

Psalm 110:1

The Lord said to my Lord, “Take the honored position—the one next to me [God the Father] on the heavenly throne until I put your enemies under your control.”

Psalm 45:9

The daughters of kings are among your noble ladies. The queen takes her place at your right hand and wears gold from Ophir.

Exodus 20:12

“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live for a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Leviticus 19:3

“Respect your mother and father. Observe my days of rest as holy days. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:32

“Show respect to the elderly, and honor older people. In this way you show respect for your God. I am the Lord.

Matthew 25:33

He will put the sheep on his right but the goats on his left.