1 Kings 1:31 meaning and explanation
Bathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
1 Kings 1:31, Berean Standard Bible
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Bathsheba has just heard David swear by the LORD that Solomon will succeed him, and her bowing is the response of a subject receiving a royal promise. Her words, “May my lord King David live forever,” are conventional court language, not a claim that David will never die; the same chapter has already described him as old and near death.
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