1 Kings 1:22

22 While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.

1 Kings 1:22 in Other Translations

KJV
22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
ESV
22 While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.
NLT
22 While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.
MSG
22 Abruptly, while she was telling the king all this, Nathan the prophet came in
CSB
22 At that moment, while she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived,

1 Kings 1:22 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 1:22

And, lo, while she yet talked with the king
Just as she was concluding her speech to him:

Nathan the prophet also came in;
as he promised he would; perhaps was at the chamber door all the while Bathsheba was speaking, and when he perceived she was just finishing, he entered in without ceremony, as he had used to do, being the king's seer and counsellor, and a prophet, who had admittance to the king at any time.

1 Kings 1:22 In-Context

20 My lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to learn from you who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
21 Otherwise, as soon as my lord the king is laid to rest with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be treated as criminals.”
22 While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.
23 And the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” So he went before the king and bowed with his face to the ground.
24 Nathan said, “Have you, my lord the king, declared that Adonijah shall be king after you, and that he will sit on your throne?
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