1 Kings 1:23
1:23 The king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” Nathan entered and bowed before the king with his face to the floor. 1
1 Kings 1:31
1:31 Bathsheba bowed down to the king with her face to the floor 2 and said, “May my master, King David, live forever!”
1 Kings 13:34
13:34 This sin caused Jeroboam’s dynasty 3 to come to an end and to be destroyed from the face of the earth.
1 tn Heb “ground.” Since this was indoors, “floor” is more appropriate than “ground.”
2 tn Heb “bowed low, face [to] the ground, and bowed down to the king.”
3 tn Heb “house.”