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1 Kings 1:31 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 1 · verse 31
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.1 Kings 1:31 · King James Version
1 Kings 1:31 in context
29And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
30Even 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.
31Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
32And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
33The 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:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BathshebaBath-ShebaʻBath-Sheba, the mother of SolomonH1339 →
- reverenceshâchâhto depressH7812 →
- bowedqâdadto shrivel upH6915 →
- earthʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- faceʼaphproperly, the nose or nostrilH639 →
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We have here the effectual endeavours that were used by Nathan and Bathsheba to obtain from David a ratification of Solomon's succession, for the crushing of Adonijah's usurpation. 1. David himself knew not what was doing.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-31