1 Kings 1:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Kings 1:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 1:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 1:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Bathsheba bowed and showed respect to the king. The king said, “What would you like?””

1 Kings 1:16 — World English Bible

1 Kings 1:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Kings 1:16 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 1:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Bath-Sheba boweth and doth obeisance to the king, and the king saith, `What--to thee?'”

1 Kings 1:16 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 1:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance to the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?”

1 Kings 1:16 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 1:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Bath-sheba bowed and made obeisance vnto the King. And the King saide, What is thy matter?”

1 Kings 1:16 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 1:16 in Context — 1 Kings 1

14 Y estando tú aún hablando con el rey, yo entraré tras ti, y acabaré tus razones.

15 Entonces Bath-sheba entró al rey á la cámara: y el rey era muy viejo; y Abisag Sunamita servía al rey.

16 Y Bath-sheba se inclinó, é hizo reverencia al rey. Y el rey dijo: ¿Qué tienes?

17 Y ella le respondió: Señor mío, tú juraste á tu sierva por Jehová tu Dios, [diciendo]: Salomón tu hijo reinará después de mí, y él se sentará en mi trono;

18 Y he aquí ahora Adonía reina: y tú, mi señor rey, ahora no lo supiste.

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What Does 1 Kings 1:16 Mean?

1 Kings 1:16 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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