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1 Kings 1:23
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21 Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king arests with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted as offenders.”  
22 And just then, while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
23 So they told the king, saying, “Here is Nathan the prophet.” And when he came in before the king, he bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.
24 And Nathan said, “My lord, O king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?
25 aFor he has gone down today, and has sacrificed oxen and fattened cattle and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king’s sons, and the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest; and look! They are eating and drinking before him; and they say, b‘Long live King Adonijah!’  
Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 1:23

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American Standard Version
And they told the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

Amplified® Bible
The king was told, Here is Nathan the prophet. And when he came before the king, he bowed himself before him with his face to the ground.

Contemporary English Version
Someone told David that he was there, and Nathan came in. He bowed with his face to the ground

Darby English Version
And they told the king saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

Good News Bible
The king was told that the prophet was there, and Nathan went in and bowed low before the king.

King James Version
And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

New American Standard Bible
They told the king, saying, "Here is Nathan the prophet. And when he came in before the king, he prostrated himself before the king with his face to the ground."

New International Version
And they told the king, "Nathan the prophet is here." So he went before the king and bowed with his face to the ground.

New King James Version
So they told the king, saying, “Here is Nathan the prophet.” And when he came in before the king, he bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They told the king, saying, "Here comes Nathan the prophet." And when he came in before the king, he prostrated himself before the king with his face to the ground.

Revised Standard Version
And they told the king, "Here is Nathan the prophet." And when he came in before the king, he bowed before the king, with his face to the ground.

Young's Literal Translation
and they declare to the king, saying, `Lo, Nathan the prophet;' and he cometh in before the king, and boweth himself to the king, on his face to the earth.

New English Translation
The king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” Nathan entered and bowed before the king with his face to the floor.1


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