1 Kings 1:16

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 20:41 : 41 When the servant had left, David got up from beside the mound, knelt with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then they kissed each other and they both wept, especially David.
  • 1 Sam 24:8 : 8 Afterward David got up and went out of the cave. He called out after Saul,“My lord, O king!” When Saul looked behind him, David kneeled down and bowed with his face to the ground.
  • 1 Sam 25:23 : 23 When Abigail saw David, she got down quickly from the donkey, threw herself facedown before David, and bowed to the ground.
  • 1 Kgs 1:23 : 23 The king was told,“Nathan the prophet is here.” Nathan entered and bowed before the king with his face to the floor.
  • 1 Kgs 2:20 : 20 She said,“I would like to ask you for just one small favor. Please don’t refuse me.” He said,“Go ahead and ask, my mother, for I would not refuse you.”
  • Esth 7:2 : 2 On the second day of the banquet of wine the king asked Esther,“What is your request, Queen Esther? It shall be granted to you. And what is your petition? Ask up to half the kingdom, and it shall be done!”
  • Matt 20:21 : 21 He said to her,“What do you want?” She replied,“Permit these two sons of mine to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.”
  • Matt 20:32 : 32 Jesus stopped, called them, and said,“What do you want me to do for you?”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 1:27-32
    6 verses
    87%

    27Has my master the king authorized this without informing your servants who should succeed my master the king on his throne?”

    28David Picks Solomon as His Successor King David responded,“Summon Bathsheba!” She came and stood before the king.

    29The king swore an oath:“As certainly as the LORD lives(he who has rescued me from every danger),

    30I will keep today the oath I swore to you by the LORD God of Israel:‘Surely Solomon your son will be king after me; he will sit in my place on my throne.’”

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

    32King David said,“Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,

  • 1 Kgs 1:17
    85%

    17She replied to him,“My master, you swore an oath to your servant by the LORD your God,‘Solomon your son will be king after me and he will sit on my throne.’

  • 1 Kgs 2:16-22
    7 verses
    85%

    16Now I’d like to ask you for just one thing. Please don’t refuse me.” She said,“Go ahead and ask.”

    17He said,“Please ask King Solomon if he would give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife, for he won’t refuse you.”

    18Bathsheba replied,“That’s fine, I’ll speak to the king on your behalf.”

    19So Bathsheba visited King Solomon to speak to him on Adonijah’s behalf. The king got up to greet her, bowed to her, and then sat on his throne. He ordered a throne to be brought for the king’s mother, and she sat at his right hand.

    20She said,“I would like to ask you for just one small favor. Please don’t refuse me.” He said,“Go ahead and ask, my mother, for I would not refuse you.”

    21She said,“Allow Abishag the Shunammite to be given to your brother Adonijah as a wife.”

    22King Solomon answered his mother,“Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”

  • 1 Kgs 1:11-15
    5 verses
    84%

    11Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother,“Has it been reported to you that Haggith’s son Adonijah has become king behind our master David’s back?

    12Now let me give you some advice as to how you can save your life and your son Solomon’s life.

    13Visit King David and say to him,‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise your servant,“Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’

    14While you are still there speaking to the king, I will arrive and verify your report.”

    15So Bathsheba visited the king in his private quarters.(The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.)

  • 1 Kgs 1:46-47
    2 verses
    79%

    46Furthermore, Solomon has assumed the royal throne.

    47The king’s servants have even come to congratulate our master King David, saying,‘May your God make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’ Then the king leaned on the bed

  • 1 Kgs 1:53
    77%

    53King Solomon sent men to bring him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon told him,“Go home.”

  • 1 Kgs 2:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13Haggith’s son Adonijah visited Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. She asked,“Do you come in peace?” He answered,“Yes.”

    14He added,“I have something to say to you.” She replied,“Speak.”

  • 1 Kgs 1:22-24
    3 verses
    76%

    22Just then, while she was still speaking to the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.

    23The king was told,“Nathan the prophet is here.” Nathan entered and bowed before the king with his face to the floor.

    24Nathan said,“My master, O king, did you announce,‘Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne’?

  • 2 Sam 14:4
    76%

    4So the Tekoan woman went to the king. She bowed down with her face to the ground in deference to him and said,“Please help me, O king!”

  • 2 Sam 11:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of his palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. Now this woman was very attractive.

    3So David sent someone to inquire about the woman. The messenger said,“Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”

  • 2 Sam 12:24
    75%

    24So David comforted his wife Bathsheba. He came to her and went to bed with her. Later she gave birth to a son, and David named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child

  • 2 Chr 1:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him,“Tell me what I should give you.”

    8Solomon replied to God,“You demonstrated great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place.

  • 1 Chr 29:20
    73%

    20David told the entire assembly:“Praise the LORD your God!” So the entire assembly praised the LORD God of their ancestors; they bowed down and stretched out flat on the ground before the LORD and the king.

  • 1 Sam 25:41
    73%

    41She arose, bowed her face toward the ground, and said,“Your female servant, like a lowly servant, will wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”

  • 2 Sam 14:12
    73%

    12Then the woman said,“Please permit your servant to speak to my lord the king about another matter.” He replied,“Tell me.”

  • 1 Kgs 1:20
    73%

    20Now, my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne.

  • 1 Kgs 1:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1¶ Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne King David was very old; even when they covered him with blankets, he could not get warm.

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

  • 1 Sam 24:8
    72%

    8Afterward David got up and went out of the cave. He called out after Saul,“My lord, O king!” When Saul looked behind him, David kneeled down and bowed with his face to the ground.

  • 2 Sam 14:15
    72%

    15I have now come to speak with my lord the king about this matter, because the people have made me fearful. But your servant said,‘I will speak to the king! Perhaps the king will do what his female servant asks.

  • 2 Sam 24:20
    72%

    20When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants approaching him, he went out and bowed to the king with his face to the ground.

  • 2 Sam 14:18
    72%

    18Then the king replied to the woman,“Don’t hide any information from me when I question you.” The woman said,“Let my lord the king speak!”

  • 1 Kgs 1:4
    71%

    4The young woman was very beautiful; she became the king’s nurse and served him, but the king was not intimate with her.

  • 2 Chr 9:12
    71%

    12King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she requested, more than what she had brought him. Then she left and returned to her homeland with her attendants.

  • 2 Sam 14:33
    71%

    33So Joab went to the king and informed him. The king summoned Absalom, and he came to the king. Absalom bowed down before the king with his face toward the ground and the king kissed him.

  • 1 Kgs 3:6
    71%

    6Solomon replied,“You demonstrated great loyalty to your servant, my father David, as he served you faithfully, properly, and sincerely. You have maintained this great loyalty to this day by allowing his son to sit on his throne.

  • 1 Kgs 1:36
    71%

    36Benaiah son of Jehoiada responded to the king:“So be it! May the LORD God of my master the king confirm it!

  • 1 Chr 17:16
    71%

    16David Praises God King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said:“Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point?

  • 1 Chr 21:21
    71%

    21When David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David; he came out from the threshing floor and bowed to David with his face to the ground.