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 7:7

7:7 He also made a throne room, called “The Hall of Judgment,” where he made judicial decisions. ³  It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the rafters. ⁴ 

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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 “and a porch for the throne, where he was making judicial decisions, the Porch of Judgment, he made.”

⁴ tc The Hebrew text reads, “from the floor to the floor.” The second occurrence of the term הַקַּרְקָע (haqqarqa’, “the floor”) is probably an error; one should emend to הַקּוֹרוֹת (haqqorot, “the rafters”). See 6:16.