1 Kings 1:31
“Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king,.... Thereby expressing her veneration of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
A lower and humbler obeisance than before 1Ki 1:16. In the Assyrian sculptures ambassadors are represented with their…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 1:11-31
We have here the effectual endeavours that were used by Nathan and Bathsheba to obtain from David a ratification of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Let my lord king David live for ever On this common Oriental hyperbole, compare Dan 2:4; Dan 3:9; Dan 5:10, &c. It was…
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