31Then 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.


In Context

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

29 And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,

30 Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.

31 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.

32 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.

33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:

1 Kings 1:31 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:31Then Bathsheba bowed low with her face to the ground and, kneeling before the king, said, "May my lord King David live forever!"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:31And Bethsabee bowing with her face to the earth worshipped the king, saying: May my lord David live for ever.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:31Then 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:31And Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:31Then 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:31Then 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:31Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did obeisance to the king, and said, |Let my lord king David live forever!|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:31And Bath-Sheba boweth — face to the earth — and doth obeisance to the king, and saith, 'Let my lord, king David, live to the age.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:31Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.