1 Kings 1:28

Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.

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KJV

Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath–sheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king.

ASV

Then king David answered and said, Call to me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king.

YLT

And king David answereth and saith, `Call for me for Bath-Sheba;' and she cometh in before the king, and standeth before the king.

DBT

Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.

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Then King David answered and said,.... Observing that Nathan confirmed the account that Bathsheba had given, and that it must be a matter of fact that Adonijah had usurped the throne, gave orders to those about him, saying, call me Bathsheba; who either went out of the room when Nathan entered it, or however removed to some distant part of it, out of the sight of David: and she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king; came to the side or foot of his bed, hearkening to what he had to say to her.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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Call me Bath-sheba - She had gone out when Nathan came in, and he retired when she was re-admitted. Each had a separate audience, but to Nathan the king did not express any will.

Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical

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. SOLOMON, BY DAVID'S APPOINTMENT, IS ANOINTED KING.

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

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Matthew 1:6
and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,

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PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.

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About this book

The Judgment of Solomon — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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.

Canon: Old Testament
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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