1 Reis 1:31

31 Então Bate-Seba prostrou-se com o rosto em terra, e, ajoelhando-se diante do rei, disse: “Que o rei Davi, meu senhor, viva para sempre!”

1 Reis 1:31 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 1:31

Then Bathsheba bowed with [her] face to the earth, and did
reverence to the king
Thereby expressing her veneration of him, and thankfulness to him for his favour to her and her son, in fulfilling his promise and oath:

and said, let my lord King David live for ever;
which though a common form of salutation of kings, not only in Israel, but in other nations, is not to be considered as a mere compliment, but as expressing the real desires and affection of her heart to the king; signifying hereby that her solicitations on the behalf of her son did not arise from any desire of the king's death; she heartily wished him health to live long and easy; and all her request was, that Solomon her son might succeed him, whenever it pleased God to remove him; or seeing he was now a dying man as it were, her prayer was that his soul might live for ever in happiness in the world to come; so Kimchi interprets it.

1 Reis 1:31 In-Context

29 O rei fez um juramento: “Juro pelo nome do SENHOR, o qual me livrou de todas as adversidades,

30 que, sem dúvida, hoje mesmo vou executar o que jurei pelo SENHOR, o Deus de Israel. O meu filho Salomão me sucederá como rei e se assentará no meu trono em meu lugar”.

31 Então Bate-Seba prostrou-se com o rosto em terra, e, ajoelhando-se diante do rei, disse: “Que o rei Davi, meu senhor, viva para sempre!”

32 O rei Davi ordenou: “Chamem o sacerdote Zadoque, o profeta Natã e Benaia, filho de Joiada”. Quando eles chegaram à presença do rei,

33 ele os instruiu: “Levem os conselheiros do seu senhor com vocês, ponham o meu filho Salomão sobre a minha mula e levem-no a Giom.