KJV King James Version
And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
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1 Kings 1:22
And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And just then, while Bathsheba was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.
WEB World English Bible
Behold, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.
ASV American Standard Version
And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And lo, she is yet speaking with the king, and Nathan the prophet hath come in;
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 1
19 And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
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 was 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?
25 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
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Daniel 9:20And whiles I [was] speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;Job 1:16-18While he [was] yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.Genesis 24:15And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
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