1 Kings 1:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Kings 1:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 1:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 1:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They told the king, saying, “Behold, Nathan the prophet!” When he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.”
1 Kings 1:23 — World English Bible
1 Kings 1:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
1 Kings 1:23 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 1:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and they declare to the king, saying, `Lo, Nathan the prophet;' and he cometh in before the king, and boweth himself to the king, on his face to the earth.”
1 Kings 1:23 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 1:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
1 Kings 1:23 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 1:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they tolde the King, saying, Beholde, Nathan the Prophet. And when he was come in to the King, hee made obeisance before the King vpon his face to the ground.”
1 Kings 1:23 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 1:23 in Context — 1 Kings 1
21 De otra suerte acontecerá, cuando mi señor el rey durmiere con sus padres, que yo y mi hijo Salomón seremos tenidos por culpables.
22 Y estando aún hablando ella con el rey, he aquí Nathán profeta, que vino.
23 Y dieron aviso al rey, diciendo: He aquí Nathán profeta: el cual como entró al rey, postróse delante del rey inclinando su rostro á tierra.
24 Y dijo Nathán: Rey señor mío, ¿has tú dicho: Adonía reinará después de mí, y él se sentará en mi trono?
25 Porque hoy ha descendido, y ha matado bueyes, y [animales] engordados, y muchas ovejas, y ha convidado á todos los hijos del rey, y á los capitanes del ejército, y también á Abiathar sacerdote; y he aquí, están comiendo y bebiendo delante de él, y han dicho: ¡Viva el rey Adonía!
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What Does 1 Kings 1:23 Mean?
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