1 Kings 1:23

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 1:16 : 16 and Bath-Sheba boweth and doth obeisance to the king, and the king saith, `What -- to thee?'
  • Rom 13:7 : 7 render, therefore, to all `their' dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.
  • 1 Pet 2:17 : 17 to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 1:21-22
    2 verses
    89%

    21and it hath been, when my lord the king lieth with his fathers, that I have been, I and my son Solomon -- `reckoned' sinners.'

    22And lo, she is yet speaking with the king, and Nathan the prophet hath come in;

  • 1 Kgs 1:24-25
    2 verses
    82%

    24And Nathan saith, `My lord, O king, thou hast said, Adonijah doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne;

    25for he hath gone down to-day, and doth sacrifice ox, and fatling, and sheep, in abundance, and calleth for all the sons of the king, and for the heads of the host, and for Abiathar the priest, and lo, they are eating and drinking before him, and they say, Let king Adonijah live!

  • 1 Kgs 1:31-33
    3 verses
    81%

    31And Bath-Sheba boweth -- face to the earth -- and doth obeisance to the king, and saith, `Let my lord, king David, live to the age.'

    32And king David saith, `Call for me for Zadok the priest, and for Nathan the prophet, and for Benaiah son of Jehoiada;' and they come in before the king.

    33And the king saith to them, `Take with you the servants of your lord, and ye have caused Solomon my son to ride on mine own mule, and caused him to go down unto Gihon,

  • 1 Chr 17:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    15According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spake Nathan unto David.

    16And David the king cometh in and sitteth before Jehovah, and saith, `Who `am' I, O Jehovah God, and what my house, that Thou hast brought me hitherto?

  • 2 Sam 24:20
    76%

    20And Araunah looketh, and seeth the king and his servants passing over unto him, and Araunah goeth out and boweth himself to the king -- his face to the earth.

  • 1 Chr 17:1-3
    3 verses
    76%

    1And it cometh to pass as David sat in his house, that David saith unto Nathan the prophet, `Lo, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah `is' under curtains;'

    2and Nathan saith unto David, `All that `is' in thy heart do, for God `is' with thee.'

    3And it cometh to pass on that night that a word of God is unto Nathan, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 1:10-16
    7 verses
    76%

    10and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty ones, and Solomon his brother, he hath not called.

    11And Nathan speaketh unto Bath-Sheba, mother of Solomon, saying, `Hast thou not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith hath reigned, and our lord David hath not known?

    12and now, come, let me counsel thee, I pray thee, and deliver thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon;

    13go and enter in unto king David, and thou hast said unto him, Hast thou not, my lord, O king, sworn to thy handmaid, saying, Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne? and wherefore hath Adonijah reigned?

    14Lo, thou are yet speaking there with the king, and I come in after thee, and have completed thy words.'

    15And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto the king, to the inner chamber, and the king `is' very aged, and Abishag the Shunammite is serving the king:

    16and Bath-Sheba boweth and doth obeisance to the king, and the king saith, `What -- to thee?'

  • 2 Sam 7:17-18
    2 verses
    76%

    17According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spake Nathan unto David.

    18And king David cometh in and sitteth before Jehovah, and saith, `Who `am' I, Lord Jehovah? and what my house, that Thou hast brought me hitherto?

  • 1 Kgs 1:27-28
    2 verses
    75%

    27if from my lord the king this thing hath been, then thou hast not caused thy servant to know who doth sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.'

    28And king David answereth and saith, `Call for me for Bath-Sheba;' and she cometh in before the king, and standeth before the king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:53
    75%

    53And king Solomon sendeth, and they bring him down from off the altar, and he cometh in and boweth himself to king Solomon, and Solomon saith to him, `Go to thy house.'

  • 2 Sam 7:1-4
    4 verses
    74%

    1And it cometh to pass, when the king sat in his house, and Jehovah hath given rest to him round about, from all his enemies,

    2that the king saith unto Nathan the prophet, `See, I pray thee, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, and the ark of God is dwelling in the midst of the curtain.'

    3And Nathan saith unto the king, `All that `is' in thine heart -- go, do, for Jehovah `is' with thee.'

    4And it cometh to pass in that night, that the word of Jehovah is unto Nathan, saying,

  • 2 Sam 12:1
    74%

    1And Jehovah sendeth Nathan unto David, and he cometh unto him, and saith to him: `Two men have been in one city; One rich and one poor;

  • 1 Chr 21:21
    74%

    21And David cometh in unto Ornan, and Ornan looketh attentively, and seeth David, and goeth out from the threshing-floor, and boweth himself to David -- face to the earth.

  • 1 Kgs 1:42-47
    6 verses
    73%

    42He is yet speaking, and lo, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest hath come in, and Adonijah saith, `Come in, for a man of valour thou `art', and thou bearest good tidings.'

    43And Jonathan answereth and saith to Adonijah, `Verily our lord king David hath caused Solomon to reign,

    44and the king sendeth with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethite, and the Pelethite, and they cause him to ride on the king's mule,

    45and they anoint him -- Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet -- for king in Gihon, and are come up thence rejoicing, and the city is moved; it `is' the noise that ye have heard.

    46`And also Solomon hath sat on the throne of the kingdom,

    47and also the servants of the king have come into bless our lord king David, saying, Thy God doth make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and his throne greater than thy throne; and the king boweth himself on the bed,

  • 2 Sam 1:2
    73%

    2and it cometh to pass, on the third day, that lo, a man hath come in out of the camp from Saul, and his garments `are' rent, and earth on his head; and it cometh to pass, in his coming in unto David, that he falleth to the earth, and doth obeisance.

  • 2 Sam 12:7
    72%

    7And Nathan saith unto David, `Thou `art' the man! Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I anointed thee for king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

  • 2 Sam 14:4
    71%

    4And the woman of Tekoah speaketh unto the king, and falleth on her face to the earth, and doth obeisance, and saith, `Save, O king.'

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
    71%

    35and ye have come up after him, and he hath come in and hath sat on my throne, and he doth reign in my stead, and him I have appointed to be leader over Israel, and over Judah.'

  • 2 Sam 14:33
    71%

    33And Joab cometh unto the king, and declareth `it' to him, and he calleth unto Absalom, and he cometh unto the king, and boweth himself to him, on his face, to the earth, before the king, and the king giveth a kiss to Absalom.

  • 1 Kgs 2:18-19
    2 verses
    71%

    18And Bath-Sheba saith, `Good; I do speak for thee unto the king.'

    19And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto king Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, and the king riseth to meet her, and boweth himself to her, and sitteth on his throne, and placeth a throne for the mother of the king, and she sitteth at his right hand.

  • 1 Kgs 1:37
    70%

    37as Jehovah hath been with my lord the king, so is He with Solomon, and doth make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.'

  • 1 Sam 25:23
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    23And Abigail seeth David, and hasteth and cometh down from off the ass, and falleth before David on her face, and boweth herself to the earth,

  • 2 Sam 12:13
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    13And David saith unto Nathan, `I have sinned against Jehovah.' And Nathan saith unto David, `Also -- Jehovah hath caused thy sin to pass away; thou dost not die;

  • 2 Sam 13:35
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    35And Jonadab saith unto the king, `Lo, the sons of the king have come; as the word of thy servant, so it hath been.'

  • 1 Sam 24:8
    70%

    8and David riseth afterwards, and goeth out from the cave, and calleth after Saul, saying, `My lord, O king!' And Saul looketh attentively behind him, and David boweth -- face to the earth -- and doth obeisance.

  • 2 Sam 18:28
    70%

    28And Ahimaaz calleth and saith unto the king, `Peace;' and he boweth himself to the king, on his face, to the earth, and saith, `Blessed `is' Jehovah thy God who hath shut up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king.'