Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

1 Kings 1:31

BathshebaDavid

29 And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,

30 Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.

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.

32 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.

33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:

Read the whole chapter

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.

Compare

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!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Daniel 5:10

    Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:

    Read in context

  • Daniel 2:4

    Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

    Read in context

  • Daniel 3:9

    They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.

    Read in context

  • Hebrews 12:9

    Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

    Read in context

  • Daniel 6:6

    Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.

    Read in context

  • Esther 3:2

    And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.

    Read in context

  • Matthew 21:37

    But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

    Read in context

  • 1 Kings 1:25

    For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.

    Read in context