1 Kings 1:53
So King Solomon sent, and brought him down from the altar, and he came in, and bowed himself down to King Solomon,—and Solomon said unto him—Go to thine own house.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 14:24And the king said—Let him go round to his own house, and, my face, let him not see. So Absolom went round, unto his own house, and, the face of the king, saw he not.
2 Samuel 14:33So Joab came unto the king, and told him, and the king called for Absolom, and he came in unto the king, and bowed himself down with his face to the ground, before the king,—and the king kissed Absolom.
1 Kings 1:31Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the ground, and did homage unto the king,—and said—Let my lord, King David, live to times age-abiding!
Proverbs 24:21Revere thou Yahweh, my son, and the king, and, with the fickle, have thou no fellowship;
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:42-53
Solomon Proclaimed. ( b. c. 1015.) 41 And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar? 42 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings. 43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king. 44… Read the whole commentary →