1 Kings 2:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 2:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתָּבֹ֤א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
בַת
Bath-Shebaʻ
H1339
Bath-sheba
שֶׁ֨בַע֙
Bath-Shebaʻ
H1339
Bath-sheba
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
לְדַבֶּר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
ל֖וֹ
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ
ʼĂdônîyâh
H138
Adonijah
וַיָּקָם֩
qûwm
H6965
to rise
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לִקְרָאתָ֜הּ
qirʼâh
H7125
to meet
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֣חוּ
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
לָ֗הּ
וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב֙
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כִּסְא֔וֹ
kiççêʼ
H3678
throne
וַיָּ֤שֶׂם
sûwm
H7760
to put
כִּסֵּא֙
kiççêʼ
H3678
throne
לְאֵ֣ם
ʼêm
H517
mother
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַתֵּ֖שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
לִֽימִינֽוֹ
yâmîyn
H3225
right hand
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World English Bible Public Domain
Bathsheba therefore went to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. The king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a throne to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.
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King James Version Public Domain
Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Bathsheba came to King Solomon to speak to him about Adonijah. And the king arose to meet her, and he bowed down to her. And he sat on his throne, and he set a throne for the mother of the king, and she sat at his right side.
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