Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Bathsheba bowed down, prostrating herself before the king. “What is it you want?” the king asked. New Living Translation Bathsheba bowed down before the king. “What can I do for you?” he asked her. English Standard Version Bathsheba bowed and paid homage to the king, and the king said, “What do you desire?” Berean Standard Bible And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?” King James Bible And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou? New King James Version And Bathsheba bowed and did homage to the king. Then the king said, “What is your wish?” New American Standard Bible Then Bathsheba bowed and prostrated herself before the king. And the king said, “What is on your mind?” NASB 1995 Then Bathsheba bowed and prostrated herself before the king. And the king said, “What do you wish?” NASB 1977 Then Bathsheba bowed and prostrated herself before the king. And the king said, “What do you wish?” Legacy Standard Bible Then Bathsheba bowed and prostrated herself before the king. And the king said, “What do you wish?” Amplified Bible So Bathsheba bowed down and paid respect to the king. And the king said, “What do you wish?” Christian Standard Bible Bathsheba knelt low and paid homage to the king, and he asked, “What do you want? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible Bathsheba bowed down and paid homage to the king, and he asked, “What do you want?” American Standard Version And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou? Contemporary English Version and bowed down. "What can I do for you?" David asked. English Revised Version And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou? GOD'S WORD® Translation Bathsheba knelt and bowed down in front of the king. "What do you want?" the king asked. Good News Translation Bathsheba bowed low before the king, and he asked, "What do you want?" International Standard Version Bathsheba knelt and bowed down to the king, and the king asked her, "What do you wish?" Majority Standard Bible And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?” NET Bible Bathsheba bowed down on the floor before the king. The king said, "What do you want?" New Heart English Bible Bathsheba bowed, and showed respect to the king. The king said, "What would you like?" Webster's Bible Translation And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance to the king. And the king said, What wouldst thou? World English Bible Bathsheba bowed and showed respect to the king. The king said, “What would you like?” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand Bathsheba bows and pays respect to the king, and the king says, “What do you [want]?” Young's Literal Translation and Bath-Sheba boweth and doth obeisance to the king, and the king saith, 'What -- to thee?' Smith's Literal Translation And Bath-sheba will bow and worship to the king, and the king will say, What to thee? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBethsabee bowed herself, and worshipped the king. And the king said to her: What is thy will? Catholic Public Domain Version Bathsheba bowed herself, and she reverenced the king. And the king said to her, “What do you wish?” New American Bible Bathsheba bowed in homage to the king. The king said to her, “What do you wish?” New Revised Standard Version Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance to the king, and the king said, “What do you wish?” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Bath-sheba bowed and did obeisance to the king. And the king said to her, What troubles you, Bath-sheba? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Bathsheba knelt down and she worshiped the King. The King said to her: “What concerns you, Bathsheba?” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Bath-sheba bowed, and prostrated herself unto the king. And the king said: 'What wouldest thou?' Brenton Septuagint Translation And Bersabee bowed, and did obeisance to the king; and the king said, What is thy request? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Nathan and Bathsheba Before David…15So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him. 16 And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?” 17“My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’… Cross References 1 Samuel 25:23-24 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him. / She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant. 2 Samuel 14:4-7 When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!” / “What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead. / And your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him. ... 2 Samuel 9:6-8 And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied. / “Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.” / Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?” Esther 8:3 And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews. 2 Samuel 1:2 On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage. 2 Kings 4:27 When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.” Matthew 2:11 On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. Luke 7:38 As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume. John 11:32 When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” Ruth 2:10 At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?” 1 Samuel 1:26 “Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD. 2 Samuel 19:18-19 and crossed at the ford to carry over the king’s household and to do what was good in his sight. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king / and said, “My lord, do not hold me guilty, and do not remember your servant’s wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart. 1 Samuel 25:41 She arose, bowed facedown, and said, “Here is your servant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.” Matthew 8:2 Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Mark 5:22-23 A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet / and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.” Treasury of Scripture And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance to the king. And the king said, What would you? bowed 1 Kings 1:23 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground. 1 Samuel 20:41 And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded. 1 Samuel 24:8 David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself. And the 1 Kings 2:20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay. Exodus 7:2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land. Matthew 20:21,32 And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom… Jump to Previous Bathsheba Bath-Sheba Bathshe'ba Bowed Boweth Desire Earth Face Herself Honour Knelt Low Obeisance Prostrated Want Wish WouldestJump to Next Bathsheba Bath-Sheba Bathshe'ba Bowed Boweth Desire Earth Face Herself Honour Knelt Low Obeisance Prostrated Want Wish Wouldest1 Kings 1 1. Abishag cherishes David in his extreme age5. Adonijah, David's darling, usurps the kingdom 11. By the council of Nathan 15. Bathsheba moves the king 22. And Nathan seconds her 28. David renews his oath to Bathsheba 32. Solomon, by David's appointment, 38. being anointed king by Zadok and Nathan, the people triumph 41. Jonathan bringing the news, Adonijah's guests fly 50. Adonijah, flying to the horns of the altar, is dismissed by Solomon Bathsheba bowed down The act of bowing down in ancient Near Eastern culture was a gesture of deep respect and submission. The Hebrew word used here is "שָׁחָה" (shachah), which often denotes worship or reverence. Bathsheba's action signifies her acknowledgment of King David's authority and her humility in approaching him. This moment is crucial as it sets the stage for her petition regarding the succession of the throne, highlighting the importance of respect and protocol in royal courts. and knelt before the king 'What do you want?' the king asked Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And Bathshebaשֶׁ֔בַע (še·ḇa‘) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1339: Bathsheba -- perhaps 'daughter of oath', the mother of Solomon bowed down וַתִּקֹּ֣ד (wat·tiq·qōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6915: To shrivel up, contract, bend the body, in deference in homage וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ (wat·tiš·ta·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate to the king, לַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (lam·me·leḵ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king [who] הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king asked, וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “What מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what is your desire?” לָּֽךְ׃ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew Links 1 Kings 1:16 NIV1 Kings 1:16 NLT 1 Kings 1:16 ESV 1 Kings 1:16 NASB 1 Kings 1:16 KJV 1 Kings 1:16 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 1:16 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 1:16 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 1:16 French Bible 1 Kings 1:16 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 1:16 Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance to (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |