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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 1:31 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Ki 1:31 |
King James |
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| A lower and humbler obeisance than before Kg1 1:16. In the Assyrian sculptures ambassadors are represented with their faces actually touching the earth before the feet of the monarch. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Live for ever - Though I desire thy oath may be kept, and the right of succession confirmed to my son, yet I am far from thirsting after thy death, and would rather rejoice, if it were possible for thee to live and enjoy the crown for ever. |
16 And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?