1 Kings 1:15-16

1:15 So Bathsheba visited the king in his private quarters. ¹  (The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.) 1:16 Bathsheba bowed down on the floor before ²  the king. The king said, “What do you want?”

1 Kings 1:28

David Picks Solomon as His Successor

1:28 King David responded, ³  “Summon Bathsheba!” ⁴  She came and stood before the king. ⁵ 

1 Kings 1:31

1:31 Bathsheba bowed down to the king with her face to the floor ⁶  and said, “May my master, King David, live forever!”

[1:15]  ¹ tn Or “bedroom.”

[1:16]  ² tn Heb “bowed low and bowed down to.”

[1:28]  ³ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[1:28]  ⁴ sn Summon Bathsheba. Bathsheba must have left the room when Nathan arrived (see 1:22).

[1:28]  ⁵ tn Heb “she came before the king and stood before the king.”

[1:31]  ⁴ tn Heb “bowed low, face [to] the ground, and bowed down to the king.”