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30 I will keep[a] today the oath I swore to you by the Lord God of Israel: ‘Surely Solomon your son will be king after me; he will sit in my place on my throne.’” 31 Bathsheba bowed down to the king with her face to the floor[b] and said, “May my master, King David, live forever!”

32 King David said, “Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet,[c] and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 1:30 tn Or “carry out, perform.”
  2. 1 Kings 1:31 tn Heb “bowed low, face [to] the ground, and bowed down to the king.”
  3. 1 Kings 1:32 sn SummonNathan. Nathan must have left the room when Bathsheba reentered.