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1 Kings 1:31

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29 And the king swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,

30 I will carry out this very day exactly what I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel: Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.”

Bathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”

32 Then King David said, “Call in for me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king.

33 “Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.

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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
Bathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
KJV
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.
WEB
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth and showed respect to the king, and said, “Let my lord King David live forever!”
ASV
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.
DARBY
And Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
BLB
And Bathsheba bowed [with her] nose [to] the ground and she bowed low to the king, and said, “May my lord live King David forever.”
ÅB
Da bøyde Batseba seg med ansiktet mot jorden og kastet seg ned for kongen og sa: Min herre kong David leve evindelig!
OTB
Da bøyde Batseba seg med ansiktet mot jorden, og kastet seg ned for kongen og sa, “Må min herre kong David ha et varig liv.”
B1930
Da bøide Batseba sig med ansiktet mot jorden og kastet sig ned for kongen og sa: Min herre kong David leve evindelig!

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Cross references

  • Daniel 5:10

    Hearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale.

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  • Daniel 2:4

    Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”

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  • Daniel 3:9

    saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever!

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  • Hebrews 12:9

    Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?

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  • Daniel 6:6

    So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever!

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  • Esther 3:2

    All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.

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  • Matthew 21:37

    Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

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  • 1 Kings 1:25

    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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