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New Century Version

1 Kings 1:28

Then the king said, "Tell Bathsheba to come in!" So she came in and stood before the king.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bath-Sheba (Bathsheba);   Civil Service;   Intercession;   King;   Oath;   Politics;   Solomon;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Nathan;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Adonijah;   Bathsheba;   Solomon;   Easton Bible Dictionary - David;   Nathan;   Solomon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bathsheba;   Nathan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Adonijah;   Nathan;   Queen;   Wheel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Adonijah;   Bathsheba;   Firstborn;   Israel;   Nathan;   Solomon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Presence;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bathsheba ;   Benaiah ;   Jehoiada ;   Nathan ;   Zadok ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Adonijah;   Bath-sheba;   David;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Da'vid;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
King David responded by saying, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.
Hebrew Names Version
Then king David answered, Call to me Bat-Sheva. She came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
King James Version
Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
English Standard Version
Then King David answered, "Call Bathsheba to me." So she came into the king's presence and stood before the king.
New English Translation
King David responded, "Summon Bathsheba!" She came and stood before the king.
Amplified Bible
King David answered, "Call Bathsheba to me." And she came into the king's presence and stood before him.
New American Standard Bible
Then King David responded and said, "Summon Bathsheba to me." And she came into the king's presence and stood before the king.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then King Dauid answered, and saide, Call me Bath-sheba. And shee came into ye Kings presence, and stoode before the King.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then King David answered and said, "Call Bathsheba to me." And she came into the king's presence and stood before the king.
Contemporary English Version
David said, "Tell Bathsheba to come here." She came and stood in front of him.
Complete Jewish Bible
King David answered by saying, "Summon Bat-Sheva to me." She entered the king's presence and stood before the king.
Darby Translation
Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then King David said, "Tell Bathsheba to come in!" So she came in and stood before the king.
George Lamsa Translation
Then King David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the kings presence and stood before him.
Good News Translation
King David said, "Ask Bathsheba to come back in"—and she came and stood before him.
Lexham English Bible
Then King David answered and said, "Summon Bathsheba for me." Then she came before the king and stood in his presence.
Literal Translation
And King David replied and said, Call Bathsheba for me. And she came in before the king, and stood before the king.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The kinge answered and saide: Call Bethseba vnto me. And she came in before the kinge. And whan she stode before the kynge,
American Standard Version
Then king David answered and said, Call to me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
Bible in Basic English
Then King David in answer said, Send for Bath-sheba to come to me. And she came in and took her place before the king.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then king Dauid aunswered, & sayd: Cal me Bethsabe. And she came into the kinges presence, and stoode before him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then king David answered and said: 'Call me Bath-sheba.' And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
King James Version (1611)
Then king Dauid answered, and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came into the kings presence, and stood before the king.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And king David answered and said, Call me Bersabee: and she came in before the king, and stood before him.
English Revised Version
Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath–sheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king.
Berean Standard Bible
Then King David said, "Call in Bathsheba for me." So she came into the king's presence and stood before him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And kyng Dauid answeride, and seide, Clepe ye Bersabee to me. And whanne sche hadde entrid bifor the kyng, and hadde stonde bifor hym, the kyng swoor,
Young's Literal Translation
And king David answereth and saith, `Call for me for Bath-Sheba;' and she cometh in before the king, and standeth before the king.
Update Bible Version
Then king David answered and said, Call to me Bathsheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
World English Bible
Then king David answered, Call to me Bath-sheba. She came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
New King James Version
1 Chronicles 29:22-25">[xr] Then King David answered and said, "Call Bathsheba to me." So she came into the king's presence and stood before the king.
New Living Translation
King David responded, "Call Bathsheba!" So she came back in and stood before the king.
New Life Bible
King David said, "Call Bathsheba to me." And she came and stood in front of the king.
New Revised Standard
King David answered, "Summon Bathsheba to me." So she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then responded King David, and said, Call me Bath-sheba. So she came in before the king, and stood before the king.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And king David answered, and said: Call to me Bethsabee. And when she was come in to the king, and stood before him,
Revised Standard Version
Then King David answered, "Call Bathshe'ba to me." So she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
THE MESSAGE
King David took action: "Get Bathsheba back in here." She entered and stood before the king.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then King David said, "Call Bathsheba to me." And she came into the king's presence and stood before the king.

Contextual Overview

11 When Nathan heard about this, he went to Bathsheba, Solomon's mother. "Have you heard that Adonijah, Haggith's son, has made himself king?" Nathan asked. "Our real king, David, does not know it. 12 I strongly advise you to save yourself and your sons. 13 Go to King David and tell him, ‘My master and king, you promised that my son Solomon would be king and would rule on your throne after you. Why then has Adonijah become king?' 14 While you are still talking to the king, I will come in and tell him that what you have said about Adonijah is true." 15 So Bathsheba went in to see the aged king in his bedroom, where Abishag, the girl from Shunam, was caring for him. 16 Bathsheba bowed and knelt before the king. He asked, "What do you want?" 17 She answered, "My master, you made a promise to me in the name of the Lord your God. You said, ‘Your son Solomon will become king after me, and he will rule on my throne.' 18 But now, unknown to you, Adonijah has become king. 19 He has killed many cows, fat calves, and sheep for sacrifices. And he has invited all your sons, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army, but he did not invite Solomon, who serves you. 20 My master and king, all the Israelites are watching you, waiting for you to decide who will be king after you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Call me: She appears to have gone out when Nathan entered; and he retired when she was readmitted.

into the king's presence: Heb. before the king, 1 Kings 1:28

Reciprocal: Matthew 1:6 - her

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the sky and the earth.
Genesis 1:3
Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
Genesis 1:4
God saw that the light was good, so he divided the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:5
God named the light "day" and the darkness "night." Evening passed, and morning came. This was the first day.
Genesis 1:17
God put all these in the sky to shine on the earth,
Genesis 1:18
to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that all these things were good.
Genesis 1:22
God blessed them and said, "Have many young ones so that you may grow in number. Fill the water of the seas, and let the birds grow in number on the earth."
Genesis 8:17
Bring every animal out of the boat with you—the birds, animals, and everything that crawls on the earth. Let them have many young ones so that they might grow in number."
Genesis 9:1
Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Have many children; grow in number and fill the earth.
Genesis 9:7
"As for you, Noah, I want you and your family to have many children, to grow in number on the earth, and to become many."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then King David answered and said,.... Observing that Nathan confirmed the account that Bathsheba had given, and that it must be a matter of fact that Adonijah had usurped the throne, gave orders to those about him, saying,

call me Bathsheba; who either went out of the room when Nathan entered it, or however removed to some distant part of it, out of the sight of David:

and she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king; came to the side or foot of his bed, hearkening to what he had to say to her.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 1:28. Call me Bath-sheba. — She had gone out when Nathan came in, and he retired when she was re-admitted. Each had a separate audience, but to Nathan the king did not express any will.


 
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