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1 Kings 1:31
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KJ21
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.”
ASV
Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did obeisance to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
AMP
Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground, and laid herself face down before the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
AMPC
Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and did obeisance to the king and said, Let my lord King David live forever!
BRG
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.
CSB
Bathsheba knelt low with her face to the ground, paying homage to the king, and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
CSBA
Bathsheba knelt low with her face to the ground, paying homage to the king, and said, ‘May my lord King David live for ever! ’
CEB
Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground. She honored the king and said, “May my master King David live forever!”
CJB
Bat-Sheva bowed with her face to the ground, prostrating herself to the king, and said, “Let my lord King David live forever.”
CEV
Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and said, “Your Majesty, I pray that you will live a long time!”
DARBY
And Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
DRA
And Bethsabee bowing with her face to the earth worshipped the king, saying: May my lord David live for ever.
ERV
Then Bathsheba bowed down before the king and said, “Long live King David!”
EASY
Then Bathsheba bent down low with her face towards the ground. She said, ‘I pray that my master King David will live for ever!’
EHV
Bathsheba knelt down on the ground and bowed before the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
ESV
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and paid homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
ESVUK
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and paid homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live for ever!”
EXB
Then Bathsheba ·bowed facedown [prostrated herself] on the ground and knelt before the king and said, “·Long live [Live forever] my ·master [lord] King David!”
GNV
Then Bathsheba bowed her face to the earth, and did reverence unto the king, and said, God save my lord king David forever.
GW
Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face touching the ground in front of the king. “May Your Majesty, King David, live forever!” she said.
GNT
Bathsheba bowed low and said, “May my lord the king live forever!”
HCSB
Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, paying homage to the king, and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
ICB
Then Bathsheba bowed facedown on the ground before the king. She said, “Long live my master King David!”
ISV
“King David,” Bathsheba said as she bowed low in front of the king with her face to the ground, “your majesty, may you live forever.”
JUB
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.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and prostrated herself before the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever.”
LEB
Then Bathsheba knelt with her face to the ground and did obeisance to the king, and she said, “May my lord, King David, live forever.”
TLB
Then Bathsheba bowed low before him again and exclaimed, “Oh, thank you, sir. May my lord the king live forever!”
MSG
Bathsheba bowed low, her face to the ground. Kneeling in reverence before the king she said, “Oh, may my master, King David, live forever!”
MEV
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground in reverence to the king and said, “Let my lord King David live forever.”
NOG
Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face touching the ground in front of the king. “May Your Majesty, King David, live forever!” she said.
NABRE
Bowing to the floor in homage to the king, Bathsheba said, “May my lord, King David, live forever!”
NASB
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and prostrated herself before the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever.”
NASB1995
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and prostrated herself before the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever.”
NCB
Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground and did obeisance saying, “May my lord, King David, live forever.”
NCV
Then Bathsheba bowed facedown on the ground and knelt before the king and said, “Long live my master King David!”
NET
Bathsheba bowed down to the king with her face to the floor and said, “May my master, King David, live forever!”
NIRV
Then Bathsheba bowed down in front of the king. Her face was toward the ground. She said, “King David, you are my master. May you live forever!”
NIV
Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground, prostrating herself before the king, and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
NIVUK
Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground, prostrating herself before the king, and said, ‘May my lord King David live for ever!’
NKJV
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and paid homage to the king, and said, “Let my lord King David live forever!”
NLV
Bathsheba put her face to the ground in front of the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever.”
NLT
Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground before the king and exclaimed, “May my lord King David live forever!”
NRSVA
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and did obeisance to the king, and said, ‘May my lord King David live for ever!’
NRSVACE
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and did obeisance to the king, and said, ‘May my lord King David live for ever!’
NRSVCE
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and did obeisance to the king, and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
NRSVUE
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and did obeisance to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
OJB
Then Bat-Sheva bowed with her face to eretz, and did reverence to HaMelech, and said, Yechi adoni HaMelech Dovid l’olam (long live adoni HaMelech forever)!
RGT
Then Bathsheba bowed her face to the earth and did reverence to the king, and said, “God save my lord King David forever.”
RSV
Then Bathshe′ba bowed with her face to the ground, and did obeisance to the king, and said, “May my lord King David live for ever!”
RSVCE
Then Bathshe′ba bowed with her face to the ground, and did obeisance to the king, and said, “May my lord King David live for ever!”
TLV
Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the ground and prostrated herself before the king, and said: “Let my lord King David live forever!”
VOICE
Bathsheba was overwhelmed with gratefulness, and she bowed down before King David, putting her face to the floor. Bathsheba: May you live forever, my lord, King David.
WEB
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth and showed respect to the king, and said, “Let my lord King David live forever!”
WYC
And Bathsheba, with her cheer bowed down into the earth, worshipped the king, and said, My lord king David live without end. (And Bathsheba, with her face bowed down to the ground, honoured the king, and said, My lord King David, may thou live forever!)
YLT
And Bath-Sheba boweth -- face to the earth -- and doth obeisance to the king, and saith, `Let my lord, king David, live to the age.'
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