Then Bathshebabowedwith her faceto the ground,and prostratedherself before the kingand said,"May my lordKingDavidliveforever."
Mephibosheth,the sonof Jonathanthe sonof Saul,cameto Davidand fellon his faceand prostratedhimself. And Davidsaid,"Mephibosheth."And he said,"Hereis your servant!"
"For he has gonedowntodayand has sacrificedoxenand fatlingsand sheepin abundance,and has invitedallthe king'ssonsand the commandersof the armyand Abiatharthe priest,and behold,they are eatingand drinkingbeforehim; and they say,[Long] liveKingAdonijah!'
I saidto the king,"Let the kingliveforever.Whyshould my facenot be sadwhenthe city,the placeof my fathers'tombs,lies desolateand its gateshave been consumedby fire?"
Allthe king'sservantswhowere at the king'sgateboweddownand paidhomageto Haman;for sothe kinghad commandedconcerning him. But Mordecaineitherboweddownnorpaidhomage.
Then the Chaldeansspoketo the kingin Aramaic:"O king,liveforever!Tellthe dreamto your servants,and we will declarethe interpretation."
They respondedand saidto Nebuchadnezzarthe king:"O king,liveforever!
The queenenteredthe banquethallbecauseof the wordsof the kingand his nobles;the queenspokeand said,"O king,liveforever!Do not let your thoughtsalarmyou or your facebe pale.
ThenDanielspoketo the king,"O king,liveforever!
Thenthesecommissionersand satrapscameby agreementto the kingand spoketo him as follows:"KingDarius,liveforever!
"But afterwardhe senthis sonto them, saying,'They will respectmy son.'
Nevertheless,eachindividualamong you alsois to lovehis ownwifeeven as himself,and the wifemust [see to it] that she respectsher husband.
Furthermore,we hadearthlyfathersto disciplineus, and we respectedthem; shall we not muchratherbe subjectto the Fatherof spirits,and live?
When the ladwas gone,Davidrosefrom the southsideand fellon his faceto the ground,and bowedthreetimes.And they kissedeachotherand wepttogether,but David[wept] the more.
Now afterwardDavidaroseand wentout of the caveand calledafterSaul,saying,"My lordthe king!"And when Saullookedbehindhim, Davidbowedwith his faceto the groundand prostratedhimself.
