Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and prostrated herself before the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever.”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, paying homage to the king, and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”

International Standard Version

"King David," Bathsheba said as she bowed low in front of the king with her face to the ground, "your majesty, may you live forever."

A Conservative Version

Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did obeisance to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live forever.

American Standard Version

Then 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.

Amplified

Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground, and laid herself face down before the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”

Bible in Basic English

Then Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour, and said, May my lord King David go on living for ever.

Darby Translation

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.

Julia Smith Translation

And Bath-sheba will bow the face to the earth and worship to the king, and say, My lord king David shall live forever,

King James 2000

Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and knelt before to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live forever.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then Bathsheba knelt with her face to the ground and did obeisance to the king, and she said, "May my lord, King David, live forever."

Modern King James verseion

And Bathsheba bowed her face to the earth, even kneeling to the king, and said, Let my lord King David live forever.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Bathsheba bowed on her face to the earth and did obeisance unto the king, and said, "I pray God my lord king David may live ever."

NET Bible

Bathsheba bowed down to the king with her face to the floor and said, "May my master, King David, live forever!"

New Heart English Bible

Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, paying homage to the king, and said, "Let my lord king David live forever."

The Emphasized Bible

Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the ground, and did homage unto the king, - and said - Let my lord, King David, live to times age-abiding!

Webster

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.

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּת־שׁבע 
Bath-Sheba` 
Usage: 11

קדד 
Qadad 
Usage: 15

to the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

שׁחה 
Shachah 
Usage: 171

to the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

and said

Usage: 0

Let my lord
אדן אדון 
'adown 
Usage: 335

מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

References

Context Readings

Solomon Confirmed King

30 that today I will keep the promise I made to you in the name of Jehovah the God of Israel, that your son Solomon would succeed me as king. 31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and prostrated herself before the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever.” 32 Then King David sent for Zadok, Nathan, and Benaiah. When they came in,

Cross References

Daniel 2:4

The Chaldeans spoke in the Syrian language: O king, may you live for a very long time. Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it.

Daniel 3:9

They said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, O king, may you live for a very long time.

Nehemiah 2:3

I said to the king: May the king live a very long time. My face should look sad for the town where my fathers are buried is devastated. It has been destroyed by fire.

Daniel 5:10

The queen came into the banquet hall. She said: O king, may you live for a very long time: do not let your thoughts trouble you or change your countenance.

Daniel 6:6

Then these commissioners and governors assembled before the king, and said: King Darius, may you live for a very long time.

Daniel 6:21

Daniel said to the king: O king, may you live for a very long time.

2 Samuel 9:6

Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul arrived. He bowed down before David in respect. David said: Mephibosheth. He answered: I am here to serve.

1 Kings 1:25

This very day he has gone and offered a sacrifice of many bulls, sheep, and fattened calves. He invited all your sons, Joab the commander of your army, and Abiathar the priest, and right now they are feasting with him and shouting: 'Long live King Adonijah!'

Esther 3:2

All the king's servants who were in the king's house went down to the earth before Haman and gave him honor just as the king ordered. But Mordecai did not go down before him or give him honor.

Matthew 21:37

Finally he sent his son to them, saying, 'Certainly they will respect my son.'

Ephesians 5:33

Each one of you should love his own wife even as himself. The wife should respect her husband.

Hebrews 12:9

Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh that corrected us, and we gave them respect. Shall we not much more be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?

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