1 Kings 1:31

1 Kings 1:31 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground, prostrating herself before the king, and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and paid homage to the king and said, "May my lord King David live forever!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and paid homage to the king, and said, “Let my lord King David live forever!”

Context of 1 Kings 1:31

29Then the king made a strong promise. He said, ‘The Lord has saved me from every kind of trouble. I promise this, as surely as the Lord lives! 30I will certainly do what I already promised to you in the name of the Lord, Israel's God. Your son Solomon will become king after me. He will sit on my throne to rule.’ Then Bathsheba bent down low with her face towards the ground. She said, ‘I pray that my master King David will live for ever!’ 32King David said, ‘Send to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet and Jehoiada's son Benaiah.’ So they came to the king. 33The king said to them, ‘Take my officers with you and put my son Solomon on my own mule. Then lead him down to Gihon, as he rides on the mule.

1 Kings 1:31 word by word

וַתִּקֹּ֨ד בַּת־שֶׁ֤בַע אַפַּ֙יִם֙ אֶ֔רֶץ וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ לַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַתֹּ֕אמֶר יְחִ֗י אֲדֹנִ֛י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִ֖ד לְעֹלָֽם׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Bath–shebaבַּת־שֶׁ֫בַעbath-sheba‛ · BathshebaH1339
• bowedקָדַדqâdad · to bowH6915
• faceאַף'aph · faceH639
• to the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• and did reverenceשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
• to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Let my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• liveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769

Cross-references for 1 Kings 1:31

• 2 Samuel 9:6Then Jonathan's son Mephibosheth, grandson of Saul, came to David. He bent his body down to the ground to respect David. David said, ‘Mephibosheth!’ Mephibosheth replied, ‘Yes, I am your servant.’
• Esther 3:2The king commanded that all the royal officers at the king's gate must bend down low down to Haman. So they all gave Haman honour when he passed them. Only Mordecai would not bend down and give honour to Haman.
• Matthew 21:37After that, the master sent his own son to the farmers. He thought, “The farmers will surely respect my son.”
• Ephesians 5:33But each one of you husbands should understand this: love your own wife as you love yourself. And every wife among you must respect her husband.
• Hebrews 12:9Also, we have all had human fathers who punished us. As a result, we respected them. So think about our Father that our spirits belong to. We must surely obey him, and then he will give us true life.
• 1 Kings 1:25Today Adonijah has killed many cows, fat calves and sheep as sacrifices. He has asked all the king's sons, the leaders of the army and Abiathar the priest to join with him. Even now, they are having a big feast with him. They are saying, “May King Adonijah live for a long time!”
• Nehemiah 2:3I replied to the king, ‘May the king live for ever! I am sad because enemies have destroyed the city where my ancestors are buried. They burned the city's gates.’
• Daniel 2:4Then the wise men answered the king. (This is in the Aramaic language. ) They said, ‘King, live for ever! We are your servants. Tell us the dream. Then we will tell you what it means.’
• Daniel 3:9They said to the king, ‘King, live for ever!
• Daniel 5:10The king's mother heard the voices of the king and his officers. So she came into the room where they were having the party. She said to the king, ‘King, live for ever! Do not be afraid. Do not shake with fear!
• Daniel 6:6So the officers and rulers agreed together what they would do. They went to the king and they said, ‘King Darius, live for ever!

Commentaries on 1 Kings 1:31

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31A lower and humbler obeisance than before 1 Kings 1:16. In the Assyrian sculptures ambassadors are represented with their faces actually touching the earth before the feet of the monarch.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-31Verses 11-31 Observe Nathan's address to Bathsheba. Let me give thee counsel how to save thy own life, and the life of thy son. Such as this is the counsel Christ's ministers give us in his name, to give all diligence, not only that no man take our crown, Re 3:11, but that we save our lives, even the lives of our souls. David made a solemn declaration of his firm cleaving to his former resolution, that Solomon should be his successor. Even the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-32David confirmed his promise by calling for a public show of support. The priest Zadok, the prophet Nathan, and the military leader Benaiah supported him as representatives of their groups.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3128-31. Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba--He renews to her the solemn pledge he had given, in terms of solemnity and impressiveness which show that the aged monarch had roused himself to the duty the emergency called for. 1Ki 1:32-49. Solomon, by David's Appointment, Is Anointed King.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 1:31

• Bath-Sheba (Bathsheba)
• Civil Service
• Homage
• Intercession
• King
• Politics
• Solomon

In the dictionaries

• David
• Sheba
• Bath-Sheba
• Account
• Adonijah
• Assuredly
• Cherish
• Nathan
• Solomon
• Abiathar

Commentaries on 1 Kings 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings