And Bath–sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
And Bath-Sheba saith, `Good; I do speak for thee unto the king.'
And Bathsheba said, Well, I will speak for thee to the king.
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.
Voices2
And Bathsheba said, well,.... Very well spoken, the thing is good and right: I will speak for thee unto the king; and use her interest with him, not seeing into his design, but pitying an unfortunate man.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
The right hand is the place of honor; and as it expressly said to have been assigned to "the king's mother," it is necessary to remark that, when a husband dies, his widow acquires a higher dignity and power, as a mother over her son, than she ever possessed before. Besides, the dignity of "king's mother" is a state office, to which certain revenues are attached.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed
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 walk5
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
Proverbs 14:15The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
leads to
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
The verses this one reaches1
The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
