Then, on the third day, a young soldier came to Ziklag. This man was from Saul’s camp. The man’s clothes were torn, and he had dirt on his head. [1] The man came to David and bowed with his face to the ground.
1 Kings 1:53 - Easy To Read Version Then King Solomon sent some men to get Adonijah. The men brought Adonijah to King Solomon. Adonijah came to King Solomon and bowed down. Then Solomon said, “Go home.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So King Solomon sent, and they brought Adonijah down from the altar [in front of the tabernacle]. He came and bowed himself to King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, Go to your house. American Standard Version (1901) So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and did obeisance to king Solomon; and Solomon said unto him, Go to thy house. Common English Bible King Solomon sent word and had him brought down from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon. Solomon said to him, “Go home!” Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, king Solomon sent and brought him from the altar. And entering, he reverenced king Solomon. And Solomon said to him, "Go to your own house." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then king Solomon sent, and brought him out from the altar. And going in he worshipped king Solomon: and Solomon said to him: Go to thy house. |
Then, on the third day, a young soldier came to Ziklag. This man was from Saul’s camp. The man’s clothes were torn, and he had dirt on his head. [1] The man came to David and bowed with his face to the ground.
But King David said, “Absalom can go back to his own house. He can’t come to see me.” So Absalom went back to his own house. Absalom could not go to see the king.
Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two full years without being allowed to visit King David.
Then Joab came to the king and told him {what Absalom said}. The king called for Absalom. Absalom came to the king and bowed low on the ground before the king. The king kissed Absalom.
Bathsheba bowed down before the king. The king asked, “What can I do for you?”
Then Bathsheba bowed down on the ground before the king. She said, “Long live King David!”
So Solomon answered, “If Adonijah shows that he is a good man, then I promise that not even a hair on his head will be hurt. But if he does anything wrong, then he will die.”
The time came when David was about to die. So David talked to Solomon and told him,
Next, the king sent to get Shimei. The king said to him, “Build a house for yourself here in Jerusalem. Live in that house and don’t leave the city.
Son, respect the Lord and the king. And don’t join with the people that are against them.