Thematic Bible: Ceremonial recognition of
Thematic Bible
King » Ceremonial recognition of » Prostration
So Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David. And he fell on his face and did obeisance. David said, "Mephibosheth," and he said, "{I am ready to serve you}."
Then he did obeisance and said, "What [is] your servant that you have paid attention to the dead dog like me?"
She got up and bowed down [with] her face to the ground and said, "Here is your female servant, as a slave to wash the feet of my lord's servants."
They told the king, "Nathan the prophet is here." He came into the presence of the king and bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.
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."
The servants of the king also came to congratulate our lord King David, saying, 'Your God has made the name of Solomon better than your name and his throne greater than your throne!' So the king worshiped on the bed.
King » Ceremonial recognition of » Salutation to: "o king, live forever,"
And the {astrologers} said to the king [in] Aramaic, "O king, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants and we will reveal the explanation."
So the administrators and the satraps conspired {with respect to} the king and so they said to him, "Darius, O king, live {forever}!
King » Ceremonial recognition of » Kneeling before
and weaving a crown of thorns, they put [it] on his head, and [put] a reed in his right hand. And kneeling down before him, they mocked him, saying, "Hail, king of the Jews!"
King » Ceremonial recognition of » Obeisance
Bathsheba knelt and bowed down before the king, and the king asked, "{What do you want}?"