1 Kings 1:16

16 And Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour. And he said, What is your desire?

1 Kings 1:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 1:16

And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance to the king
Not only as being her husband, but her sovereign; and this behaviour might intimate, that she had something to say to him, and more than to inquire of his health:

and the king said, wouldest thou?
what hast thou to say to me? or to ask of me? what is thy will and pleasure, or thine errand to me?

1 Kings 1:16 In-Context

14 And while you are still talking there with the king, see, I will come in after you and say that your story is true.

15 Then Bath-sheba went into the king's room; now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was waiting on him.

16 And Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour. And he said, What is your desire?

17 And she said to him, My lord, you took an oath by the Lord your God and gave your word to your servant, saying, Truly, Solomon your son will be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom.

18 And now, see, Adonijah has made himself king without my lord's knowledge;