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1 Kings 1:15-17
New International Version
1 Kings 1:15-17
New International Version
15 So Bathsheba went to see the aged king in his room, where Abishag(A) the Shunammite was attending him. 16 Bathsheba bowed down, prostrating herself before the king.
“What is it you want?” the king asked.
17 She said to him, “My lord, you yourself swore(B) to me your servant by the Lord your God: ‘Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne.’
1 Kings 1:15-17
Legacy Standard Bible
1 Kings 1:15-17
Legacy Standard Bible
15 So Bathsheba went in to the king in the bedroom. Now (A)the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king. 16 Then Bathsheba bowed and prostrated herself [a]before the king. And the king said, “What [b]do you wish?” 17 And she said to him, “My lord, you swore to your maidservant by [c]Yahweh your God, saying, ‘(B)Surely your son Solomon shall be king after me and he shall sit on my throne.’
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- 1 Kings 1:16 Lit to you
- 1 Kings 1:17 The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14-15
1 Kings 1:15-17
King James Version
1 Kings 1:15-17
King James Version
15 And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
16 And Bathsheba 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.
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1 Kings 1:15-17
New King James Version
1 Kings 1:15-17
New King James Version
15 So Bathsheba went into the chamber to the king. (Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.) 16 And Bathsheba bowed and did homage to the king. Then the king said, “What is your wish?”
17 Then she said to him, “My lord, (A)you swore by the Lord your God to your maidservant, saying, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’
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