Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul came to David, fell face down, and paid homage. David said, ‘Mephibosheth! ’ ‘I am your servant,’ he replied.
1 Kings 1:31 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Bathsheba knelt low with her face to the ground, paying homage to the king, and said, ‘May my lord King David live for ever! ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and did obeisance to the king and said, Let my lord King David live forever! American Standard Version (1901) Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did obeisance to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever. Common English Bible Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground. She honored the king and said, “May my master King David live forever!” Catholic Public Domain Version And Bathsheba, having lowered her face to the ground, reverenced the king, saying, "May my lord David live forever." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Bethsabee bowing with her face to the earth worshipped the king, saying: May my lord David live for ever. |
Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul came to David, fell face down, and paid homage. David said, ‘Mephibosheth! ’ ‘I am your servant,’ he replied.
For today he went down and lavishly sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep. He invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and the priest Abiathar. And look! They’re eating and drinking in his presence, and they’re saying, “Long live King Adonijah! ”
and replied to the king, ‘May the king live for ever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire? ’
The entire royal staff at the King’s Gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded this to be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.
The Chaldeans spoke to the king (Aramaic , begins here): ‘May the king live for ever. Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.’
Because of the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen came to the banquet hall. ‘May the king live for ever,’ she said. ‘Don’t let your thoughts terrify you or your face be pale. ,
So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said to him, ‘May King Darius live for ever.
Finally, he sent his son to them. “They will respect my son,” he said.
To sum up, each one of you is to love his wife as himself, and the wife is to respect her husband.
Furthermore, we had human fathers discipline us, and we respected them. Shouldn’t we submit even more to the Father of spirits and live?
When the servant had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone Ezel, fell face down to the ground, and paid homage three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept with each other, though David wept more.
After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called to Saul, ‘My lord the king! ’ When Saul looked behind him, David knelt low with his face to the ground and paid homage.