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

29And the king repeated his vow: “As surely as the Lord lives, who has rescued me from every danger, 30your son Solomon will be the next king and will sit on my throne this very day, just as I vowed to you before the Lord, the God of Israel.” Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground before the king and exclaimed, “May my lord King David live forever!” 32Then King David ordered, “Call Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” When they came into the king’s presence, 33the king said to them, “Take Solomon and my officials down to Gihon Spring. Solomon is to ride on my own 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 9:6His name was Mephibosheth; he was Jonathan’s son and Saul’s grandson. When he came to David, he bowed low to the ground in deep respect. David said, “Greetings, Mephibosheth.” Mephibosheth replied, “I am your servant.”
• Esther 3:2All the king’s officials would bow down before Haman to show him respect whenever he passed by, for so the king had commanded. But Mordecai refused to bow down or show him respect.
• Matthew 21:37“Finally, the owner sent his son, thinking, ‘Surely they will respect my son.’
• Ephesians 5:33So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
• Hebrews 12:9Since we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn’t we submit even more to the discipline of the Father of our spirits, and live forever?
• 1 Kings 1:25Today he has sacrificed many cattle, fattened calves, and sheep, and he has invited all the king’s sons to attend the celebration. He also invited the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest. They are feasting and drinking with him and shouting, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
• Nehemiah 2:3but I replied, “Long live the king! How can I not be sad? For the city where my ancestors are buried is in ruins, and the gates have been destroyed by fire.”
• Daniel 2:4Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “Long live the king! Tell us the dream, and we will tell you what it means.”
• Daniel 3:9They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “Long live the king!
• Daniel 5:10But when the queen mother heard what was happening, she hurried to the banquet hall. She said to Belshazzar, “Long live the king! Don’t be so pale and frightened.
• Daniel 6:6So the administrators and high officers went to the king and said, “Long live King Darius!

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