1 Kings 1:53

So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.

So king {H4428} Solomon {H8010} sent {H7971}, and they brought him down {H3381} from the altar {H4196}. And he came {H935} and bowed {H7812} himself to king {H4428} Solomon {H8010}: and Solomon {H8010} said {H559} unto him, Go {H3212} to thine house {H1004}.

So King Shlomo sent, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and prostrated himself before King Shlomo; and Shlomo said to him, 'Go on home.'"

So King Solomon summoned Adonijah down from the altar, and he came and bowed down before King Solomon, who said to him, “Go to your home.”

So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and did obeisance to king Solomon; and Solomon said unto him, Go to thy house.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Samuel 14:28 (2 votes)

    ¶ So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face.

  • 1 Kings 1:31 (2 votes)

    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.

  • Proverbs 24:21 (2 votes)

    ¶ My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: [and] meddle not with them that are given to change:

  • 1 Kings 2:36 (2 votes)

    And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.

  • 2 Samuel 1:2 (2 votes)

    It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and [so] it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

  • 1 Kings 1:16 (2 votes)

    And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

  • 2 Samuel 14:24 (2 votes)

    And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.