1 Kings 1:22

22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.

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 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders."

22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.

23 And they told the king, saying, "Behold Nathan the prophet." And when he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

24 And Nathan said, "My lord, O king, hast thou said, `Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne'?