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21 If you do not, when my lord the king rests with[a] his fathers, then I and my son Solomon will be treated like traitors.”

22 Just then, while she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in. 23 The king was told, “The prophet Nathan is here.” Nathan went in and bowed down to the ground before the king.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 1:21 As a euphemism for death, this term has traditionally been translated sleep with, but it is translated rest with to avoid misunderstanding due to the English connotation of sleep with.