1 Kings 1:31

“Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.”

"Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever." - 1 Kings 1:31
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What does 1 Kings 1:31 mean?

1 Kings 1:31 (KJV) says, "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." This verse holds a significant amount of depth and meaning within the context of the biblical narrative. It occurs in the…

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The Reverence of a Mother: A Lesson from Bath-sheba

The scene unfolds in the royal palace, where Bath-sheba approaches King David with an urgency tethered to profound love and concern for her son Solomon’s future. In 1 Kings 1:31, we read, "Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said…

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A Prayer for Reverence and Devotion

O Lord Almighty, Sovereign King of the Universe, we come before You today with hearts full of reverence, bowing down in humility as Bath-sheba did before King David. In this sacred moment, we acknowledge Your eternal kingship, recognizing that You are the Creator of all things…

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1 Kings 1:31 - "Then Bath-sheba 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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1 Kings 15:31 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Kings 12:31 - "And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi."
1 Kings 6:31 - "¶ And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall."
1 Kings 8:31 - "¶ If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:"
1 Kings 18:31 - "And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:"
1 Kings 4:31 - "For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about."
"¶ Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?" - 1 Kings 15:31
1 Kings 22:31 - "But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel."
1 Kings 14:31 - "And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead."
1 Kings 20:31 - "¶ And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life."
1 Kings 7:31 - "And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round."
1 Kings 11:31 - "And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:"
1 Kings 16:31 - "And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him."
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1 Chronicles 1:31 - "Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael."
1 Kings 2:31 - "And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father."
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