1 Kings 1:16
And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance to the king,.... Not only as being her husband, but her sovereign; and this behaviour might intimate, that she had something to say to him, and more than to…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Bath-sheba bowed, like the woman of Tekoah 2Sa 14:4, with the humble prostration of a suppliant. Hence, the king’s question, “What wouldest thou?”
We have here the effectual endeavours that were used by Nathan and Bathsheba to obtain from David a ratification of Solomon's succession, for the crushing of Adonijah's usurpation. 1. David himself…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
bowed and did obeisance After the fashion of Orientals in the presence of a monarch.
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