Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance to the king, and the king said, “What do you desire?”
1 Kings 1:23 - Revised Standard Version And they told the king, “Here is Nathan the prophet.” And when he came in before the king, he bowed before the king, with his face to the ground. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 desire?”
While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.
And Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne’?
Pay all of them their dues, taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
And as soon as the lad had gone, David rose from beside the stone heap and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed three times; and they kissed one another, and wept with one another, until David recovered himself.