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.
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4 additional translationsThen Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did obeisance to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
Bathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
And Bath-Sheba boweth--face to the earth--and doth obeisance to the king, and saith, `Let my lord, king David, live to the age.'
And Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 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