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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    21 For 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.

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

  • 1 Kgs 1:24-25
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    24 And Nathan said, O my lord king, have you said, Adonijah is to be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom?

    25 Because 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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    31 Then 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.

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

    33 And 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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    15 So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.

    16 Then 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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    20 And 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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    1 Now 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.

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

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

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

    11 Then 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?

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

    13 Come 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?

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

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

    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?

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

    18 Then 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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    27 Has 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?

    28 Then 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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    53 So 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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    1 Now when the king was living in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from war on every side;

    2 The 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.

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

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

  • 2 Sam 12:1
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    1 And 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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    21 And 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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    42 And 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.

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

    44 And 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:

    45 And 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.

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

    47 And 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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    2 On 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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    7 And 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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    4 And 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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    35 Then 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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    33 So 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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    18 And Bath-sheba said, Good! I will make your request to the king.

    19 So 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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    37 As 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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    23 And 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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    13 And 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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    35 And 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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    8 So 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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    28 And 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!