1 Kings 1:23 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 1:23

So the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ	vai.ya.Gi.du	and people told	H5046 →
לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	la.Me.lekh	to the king	H4428 →
לֵאמֹ֔ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
הִנֵּ֖ה	hi.Neh	here!	H2009 →
נָתָ֣ן	na.Tan	Nathan	H5416 →
הַנָּבִ֑יא	ha.na.Vi'	the prophet	H5030 →
וַיָּבֹא֙	vai.ya.Vo'	and he came	H935 →
לִפְנֵ֣י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ	vai.yish.Ta.chu	and he bowed down	H7812 →
לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ	la.Me.lekh	to the king	H4428 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
אַפָּ֖יו	'a.Pav	face his	H639 →
אָֽרְצָה׃	'A.re.tzah	[the] ground towards	H776 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Peter 2:17
Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
leads to
- Proverbs 24:21
  My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Romans 12:10
  Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
- Romans 13:7
  Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
- 1 Peter 5:5
  Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Through
Romans 13:7
Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
leads to
- Luke 20:25
  So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
- 1 Peter 2:17–18
  Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
- Matthew 17:25
  “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons,…
- 1 Timothy 5:17
  Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.