1 Kings 1:31 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And Bath-Sheba boweth -- face to the earth -- and doth obeisance to the king, and saith, `Let my lord, king David, live to the age.`

English ASV

Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did obeisance to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.

English Amplified

Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and did obeisance to the king and said, Let my lord King David live forever!

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and did obeisance to the king and said, Let my lord King David live forever!

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Bathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Bathsheba knelt low with her face to the ground, paying homage to the king, and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.

English EASY 2024

Then Bathsheba bent down low with her face towards the ground. She said, ‘I pray that my master King David will live for ever!’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then Bathsheba bowed down before the king and said, "Long live King David!"

Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and paid homage to the king and said, "May my lord King David live forever!"

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Bathsheba bowed low and said, “May my lord the king live forever!”

English God's Word - GW 1995

Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face touching the ground in front of the king. "May Your Majesty, King David, live forever!" she said.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, paying homage to the king, and said, "May my lord King David live forever!"

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and prostrated herself before the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground in reverence to the king and said, “Let my lord King David live forever.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and prostrated herself before the king and said, "May my lord King David live forever."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Bowing to the floor in homage to the king, Bathsheba said, "May my lord, King David, live forever!"

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Bathsheba bowed down to the king with her face to the floor and said, “May my master, King David, live forever!”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Then Bathsheba bowed low with her face toward the ground. She got down on her knees in front of the king. She said, "King David, you are my master. May you live forever!"

English NIV

Then Bathsheba bowed low with her face to the ground and, kneeling before the king, said, "May my lord King David live forever!"

English NKJ 1982

Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and paid homage to the king, and said, “Let my lord King David live forever!”

English NLT

Then Bathsheba bowed low before him again and exclaimed, "May my lord King David live forever!"

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and did obeisance to the king, and said, "May my lord King David live forever!"

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and did obeisance to the king, and said, “May my lord King David live for ever!”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Then Bathsheba bowed low before him again and exclaimed, “Oh, thank you, sir. May my lord the king live forever!“

English Tyndale 1537

And Bethsabe bowed on her face to the earth and did obeisance unto the king and said: I pray God my lord king David may live ever.

1 Kings 1:31 — Compare Translations