1 Kings 1:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And they said to the king, Here is Nathan the prophet. And when he came in before the king, he went down on his face on the earth.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 1:16 : 16 And Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour. And he said, What is your desire?
  • Rom 13:7 : 7 Give to all what is their right: taxes to him whose they are, payment to him whose right it is, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour is to be given.
  • 1 Pet 2:17 : 17 Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king.

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  • 1 Kgs 1:21-22
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    21For as things are, it will come about, when my lord the king is sleeping with his fathers, that I and Solomon my son will be made outlaws.

    22And while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.

  • 1 Kgs 1:24-25
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    82%

    24And Nathan said, O my lord king, have you said, Adonijah is to be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom?

    25Because today he has gone down and has put to death oxen and fat beasts and sheep in great numbers, and has sent for all the king's sons to come to him, with the captains of the army and Abiathar the priest; and they are feasting before him and crying, Long life to King Adonijah!

  • 1 Kgs 1:31-33
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    31Then Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour, and said, May my lord King David go on living for ever.

    32And King David said, Send for Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.

    33And the king said to them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and put Solomon my son on my beast, yes, mine, and take him down to Gihon;

  • 1 Chr 17:15-16
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    15So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.

    16Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?

  • 2 Sam 24:20
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    20And Araunah, looking out, saw the king and his servants coming to him: and Araunah went out, and went down on his face to the earth before the king.

  • 1 Chr 17:1-3
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    1Now when David was living in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, See, I am living in a house of cedar-wood, but the ark of the Lord's agreement is under the curtains of a tent.

    2And Nathan said to David, Do whatever is in your heart, for God is with you.

    3But that same night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 1:10-16
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    10But he did not send for Nathan the prophet and Benaiah and the other men of war and Solomon his brother.

    11Then Nathan said to Bath-sheba, the mother of Solomon, Has it not come to your ears that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has made himself king without the knowledge of David our lord?

    12So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.

    13Come now, go to King David and say to him, Did you not, O my lord, take an oath to me, your servant, saying, Truly Solomon your son will be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom? why then is Adonijah acting as king?

    14And while you are still talking there with the king, see, I will come in after you and say that your story is true.

    15Then Bath-sheba went into the king's room; now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was waiting on him.

    16And Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour. And he said, What is your desire?

  • 2 Sam 7:17-18
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    17So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.

    18Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?

  • 1 Kgs 1:27-28
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    27Has this thing been done by my lord the king, without giving word to your servants who was to be placed on my lord the king's seat after him?

    28Then King David in answer said, Send for Bath-sheba to come to me. And she came in and took her place before the king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:53
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    53So King Solomon sent, and they took him down from the altar. And he came and gave honour to King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, Go to your house.

  • 2 Sam 7:1-4
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    1Now when the king was living in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from war on every side;

    2The king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God is housed inside the curtains of a tent.

    3And Nathan said to the king, Go and do whatever is in your heart; for the Lord is with you.

    4Now that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,

  • 2 Sam 12:1
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    1And the Lord sent Nathan to David. And Nathan came to him and said, There were two men in the same town: one a man of great wealth, and the other a poor man.

  • 1 Chr 21:21
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    21And when David came, Ornan, looking, saw him, and came out from the grain-floor and went down on his face to the earth before him.

  • 1 Kgs 1:42-47
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    42And while the words were on his lips, Jonathan, the son of Abiathar the priest, came; and Adonijah said, Come in; for you are a man of good faith and the news which you have for us will be good.

    43And Jonathan, answering, said to Adonijah, Not so, but our lord King David has made Solomon king:

    44And he sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they put him on the king's beast:

    45And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet put the holy oil on him and made him king in Gihon; and they came back from there with joy, and the town was all worked up. This is the noise which has come to your ears.

    46And now Solomon is seated on the seat of the kingdom.

    47And the king's servants came to our lord King David, blessing him and saying, May God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and the seat of his authority greater than your seat; and the king was bent low in worship on his bed.

  • 2 Sam 1:2
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    2On the third day a man came from Saul's tents, with his clothing out of order and earth on his head: and when he came to David, he went down on the earth and gave him honour.

  • 2 Sam 12:7
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    7And Nathan said to David, You are that man. The Lord God of Israel says, I made you king over Israel, putting holy oil on you, and I kept you safe from the hands of Saul;

  • 2 Sam 14:4
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    4And the woman of Tekoa came to the king, and falling on her face, gave him honour and said, Give me help, O king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
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    35Then come up after him and he will come in and take his place on the seat of my kingdom; for he is to be king in my place, and I have given orders that he is to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

  • 2 Sam 14:33
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    33So Joab went to the king and said these words to him: and when the king had sent for him, Absalom came, and went down on his face on the earth before the king: and the king gave him a kiss.

  • 1 Kgs 2:18-19
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    18And Bath-sheba said, Good! I will make your request to the king.

    19So Bath-sheba went to King Solomon to have talk with him on Adonijah's account. And the king got up to come to her, and went down low to the earth before her; then he took his place on the king's seat and had a seat made ready for the king's mother and she took her place at his right hand.

  • 1 Kgs 1:37
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    37As the Lord has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon and make the seat of his authority greater than that of my lord King David.

  • 1 Sam 25:23
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    23And when Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her ass, falling down on her face before him.

  • 2 Sam 12:13
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    13And David said to Nathan, Great is my sin against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, The Lord has put away your sin; death will not come on you.

  • 2 Sam 13:35
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    35And Jonadab said to the king, See, the king's sons are coming; as your servant said, so it is.

  • 1 Sam 24:8
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    8So with these words David kept his servants back, and did not let them make an attack on Saul. And Saul got up and went on his way.

  • 2 Sam 18:28
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    28And Ahimaaz, crying out to the king, said, It is well. And falling down before the king, with his face to the earth, he said, May the Lord your God be praised, who has given up the men who took up arms against my lord the king!