1 Kings 1:16 KJV — MannaFest

1 Kings 1:16

And Bath–sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

KJV

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ASV

And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

WEB

And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”

YLT

and Bath-Sheba boweth and doth obeisance to the king, and the king saith, `What--to thee?'

DBT

And Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance to the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

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1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
Date: Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile

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10 verses on the floor

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.
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 25:23
And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,
Matthew 20:21
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.
Esther 7:2
And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.

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Adonijah, in common with the people generally, expected that this natural arrangement should be followed in the Hebrew kingdom as in all others. Nathan, who was aware of the old king's solemn promise to Solomon, and, moreover, that this promise was sanctioned by the divine will, saw that no time was to be lost.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Those that would find favour with superiors mush show them reverence, and be dutiful to those whom they expect to be kind to them. Her address to the king, on this occasion, is very discreet. She reminded him of his promise made to her and confirmed with a solemn oath, that Solomon should succeed him,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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H133920× in canon H7812172× in canon

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1KI 1:16MAT 20:21 EST 5:3
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
1KI 1:16MAT 20:21 MAT 19:28
1KI 1:16MAT 20:21 MRK 10:36-37
1KI 1:16MAT 20:21 PSA 110:1
1KI 1:16MAT 20:21 1KI 3:5
1KI 1:16EST 7:2 JHN 16:24
1KI 1:161SA 25:23 1SA 20:41
1KI 1:161SA 24:8 1SA 25:23-24

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