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1 Kings 1:23

Nathan

21 Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”

22 And just then, while Bathsheba was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.

So the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.

24 “My lord the king,” said Nathan, “did you say, ‘Adonijah will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne’?

25 For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.
KJV
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.
WEB
They told the king, saying, “Behold, Nathan the prophet!” When he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And they told the king, saying, “Behold, Nathan the prophet.” And he came in before the face of the king, and he bowed low before the king with his nose to the ground.
ÅB
Da ble det meldt kongen: Profeten Natan er her. Og han kom inn og trådte fram for kongen og kastet seg på sitt ansikt til jorden for ham.
OTB
Og de fortalte kongen og sa, “Se, Natan, profeten, er her.” Og han kom inn for kongen og kastet seg ned for kongen med ansiktet mot jorden.
B1930
Da blev det meldt kongen: Profeten Natan er her. Og han kom inn og trådte frem for kongen og kastet sig på sitt ansikt til jorden for ham.

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Cross references

  • 1 Peter 2:17

    Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.

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  • 1 Kings 1:16

    And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”

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  • Romans 13:7

    Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

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