1 Kings 1:14
ESV
Then while you are still speaking with the king, I also will come in after you and confirm your words."
NIV
While you are still there talking to the king, I will come in and add my word to what you have said."
NASB
Behold, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.'
CSB
At that moment, while you are still there speaking with the king, I’ll come in after you and confirm your words."
NLT
And while you are still talking with him, I will come and confirm everything you have said.'
KJV
Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
NKJV
Then, while you are still talking there with the king, I also will come in after you and confirm your words.”
What does 1 Kings 1:14 mean?
Nathan is asking a lot of Bathsheba. David is old and weak. A beautiful young woman is ministering to him, lying with him in bed when he gets too cold (1 Kings 1:1–4). Nathan needs Bathsheba to enter David's chambers and call on her husband and king to rise once more to defend those he loves. We don't know if David only allowed his wives to come to him if he called, like Ahasuerus (Esther 4:11). He certainly didn't execute them if they did! But even if presuming upon the frail king is a breach of protocol, this is a matter of life or death.David's son Adonijah is declaring himself king even though God and David have decided Solomon will take the crown. Nathan needs Bathsheba to go to David, explain what Adonijah is doing, and warn him. Adonijah may very well kill her and Solomon when David dies (1 Kings 1:15–21).
Unlike Esther, however, Bathsheba is not alone. As soon as she is done speaking, Nathan will burst in and give more context to her message. He'll frame it as a betrayal and let David know that his most loyal servants are at risk (1 Kings 1:22–27).
In this culture, women will do nearly anything for their sons (Matthew 20:20–21). But Bathsheba also knows she has God's will on her side. In addition, despite how many wives and concubines David has, he seems to genuinely love her (2 Samuel 12:24). Bathsheba goes to David and bows to the ground. He asks for her message. When Nathan arrives, she leaves. But when Nathan has corroborated her message, David calls for her again with an oath: Solomon will be king that very day (1 Kings 1:15–31).
