1 Kings 1:16

1:16 Bathsheba bowed down on the floor before ¹  the king. The king said, “What do you want?”

1 Kings 1:31

1:31 Bathsheba bowed down to the king with her face to the floor ²  and said, “May my master, King David, live forever!”

1 Kings 1:2

1:2 His servants advised ³  him, “A young virgin must be found for our master, the king, ⁴  to take care of the king’s needs ⁵  and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you ⁶  and keep our master, the king, warm.” ⁷ 

1 Kings 1:2

1:2 His servants advised ⁸  him, “A young virgin must be found for our master, the king, ⁹  to take care of the king’s needs ¹⁰  and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you ¹¹  and keep our master, the king, warm.” ¹² 

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

[1:31]  ² tn Heb “bowed low, face [to] the ground, and bowed down to the king.”

[1:2]  ³ tn Heb “said to.”

[1:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “let them seek for my master, the king, a young girl, a virgin.” The third person plural subject of the verb is indefinite (see GKC 460 §144.f). The appositional expression, “a young girl, a virgin,” is idiomatic; the second term specifically defines the more general first term (see IBHS 230 §12.3b).

[1:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “and she will stand before the king.” The Hebrew phrase “stand before” can mean “to attend; to serve” (BDB 764 s.v. עָמַד).

[1:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “and she will lie down in your bosom.” The expression might imply sexual intimacy (see 2 Sam 12:3 [where the lamb symbolizes Bathsheba] and Mic 7:5), though v. 4b indicates that David did not actually have sex with the young woman.

[1:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “and my master, the king, will be warm.”

[1:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “said to.”

[1:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “let them seek for my master, the king, a young girl, a virgin.” The third person plural subject of the verb is indefinite (see GKC 460 §144.f). The appositional expression, “a young girl, a virgin,” is idiomatic; the second term specifically defines the more general first term (see IBHS 230 §12.3b).

[1:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and she will stand before the king.” The Hebrew phrase “stand before” can mean “to attend; to serve” (BDB 764 s.v. עָמַד).

[1:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and she will lie down in your bosom.” The expression might imply sexual intimacy (see 2 Sam 12:3 [where the lamb symbolizes Bathsheba] and Mic 7:5), though v. 4b indicates that David did not actually have sex with the young woman.

[1:2]  ¹² tn Heb “and my master, the king, will be warm.”