1 Kings 1:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Bath–sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?”
1 Kings 1:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 1:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 1:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Bathsheba bowed and showed respect to the king. The king said, “What would you like?””
1 Kings 1:16 — World English Bible
1 Kings 1:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou? ”
1 Kings 1:16 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 1:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Bath-Sheba boweth and doth obeisance to the king, and the king saith, `What--to thee?'”
1 Kings 1:16 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 1:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance to the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou? ”
1 Kings 1:16 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 1:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Bath-sheba bowed and made obeisance vnto the King. And the King saide, What is thy matter?”
1 Kings 1:16 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 1:16 in Context — 1 Kings 1
14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
15 And Bath–sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
16 And Bath–sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
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What Does 1 Kings 1:16 Mean?
1 Kings 1:16 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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