1 Kings 1 · Verse 16

1 Kings 1:16

And Bath–sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
1 Kings 1:16, King James Version

1 Kings 1:16 in other translations

BSBAnd Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”
WEBBathsheba bowed and showed respect to the king. The king said, “What would you like?”
ASVAnd Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
YLTand Bath-Sheba boweth and doth obeisance to the king, and the king saith, ‘What--to thee?'
DARBYAnd Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance to the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
BBEAnd Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour. And he said, What is your desire?
WebsterAnd Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance to the king. And the king said, What wouldst thou?

What does 1 Kings 1:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 1:11-27

11-27. Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba ... let me ... give thee counsel, &c.--The revolt was defeated by this prophet, who, knowing the Lord's will (2Sa 7:12; 1Ch 22:9), felt himself bound, in accordance with his character and office, to take the lead in seeing it executed. Hitherto the succession of the Hebrew monarchy had not been settled. The Lord had reserved to Himself the right of nomination (De 17:15), which was…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 1:11-31

Observe Nathan's address to Bathsheba. Let me give thee counsel how to save thy own life, and the life of thy son. Such as this is the counsel Christ's ministers give us in his name, to give all diligence, not only that no man take our crown, Re 3:11, but that we save our lives, even the lives of our souls. David made a solemn declaration of his firm cleaving to his former resolution, that Solomon should be his…

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1 Kings 1:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתִּקֹּ֣דva.ti.Kodand she bowed lowH6915
בַּת\־bat-Bath-H1339
שֶׁ֔בַעShe.va'-shebaH1339
וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuand she bowed downH7812
לַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhto the kingH4428
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
מַה\־mah-what?H4100
לָּֽךְ\׃Lakh[is] to you

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 1:16

  • 1 Samuel 20:41

    And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.

  • 1 Samuel 25:23

    And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

  • 1 Samuel 24:8

    David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.

  • Esther 7:2

    And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.

  • 1 Kings 2:20

    Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.

  • Matthew 20:21

    And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.

  • 1 Kings 1:23

    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.

  • Matthew 20:32

    And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
bowed.
23; 1Sa 20:41; 24:8; 25:23
And the.
2:20; Es 7:2; Mt 20:21,32
What wouldest thou? Heb. What to thee?

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Context

  • 1 Kings 1:15

    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.

  • 1 Kings 1:16

    And Bath–sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

  • 1 Kings 1:17

    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 1:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Bath-sheba se inclinó, é hizo reverencia al rey. Y el rey dijo: ¿Qué tienes?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Bath-Shéba s’inclina, et se prosterna devant le roi. Et le roi lui dit: Que veux-tu?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Bathseba verneigte sich und beugte sich nieder vor dem König. Und der König sprach: Was ist dir?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Inclinavit se Bethsabee, et adoravit regem. Ad quam rex: Quid tibi, inquit, vis?