1 Kings 1:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.”
1 Kings 1:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 1:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 1:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They told the king, saying, “Behold, Nathan the prophet!” When he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.”
1 Kings 1:23 — World English Bible
1 Kings 1:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they told the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground. ”
1 Kings 1:23 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 1:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and they declare to the king, saying, `Lo, Nathan the prophet;' and he cometh in before the king, and boweth himself to the king, on his face to the earth.”
1 Kings 1:23 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 1:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they told the king saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground. ”
1 Kings 1:23 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 1:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they tolde the King, saying, Beholde, Nathan the Prophet. And when he was come in to the King, hee made obeisance before the King vpon his face to the ground.”
1 Kings 1:23 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 1:23 in Context — 1 Kings 1
21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
23 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
25 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
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What Does 1 Kings 1:23 Mean?
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