1 Kings 1:16

16 Bathsheba knelt and bowed down in front of the king. "What do you want?" the king asked.

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're still there talking to the king, I'll come in and confirm what you have said."

15 Bathsheba went to the king in his private room. The king was very old, and Abishag from Shunem was taking care of him.

16 Bathsheba knelt and bowed down in front of the king. "What do you want?" the king asked.

17 "Sir," she answered, "You took an oath to the LORD your God. You said that my son Solomon will be king after you, and that he will sit on your throne.

18 But now, you see, Adonijah has become king, and you don't [even] know anything about it, Your Majesty.