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# the king's room
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"the room in which the king slept"
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# Abishag the Shunammite
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This is the young virgin that King David's servants had brought to care for him. See how you translated this in [1 Kings 1:3](./03.md).
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# bowed and prostrated herself before the king
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"bowed close to the ground in front of the king"
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# What do you desire?
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"What can I do for you?"
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# you swore to
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The form of "you" here is emphatic. AT: "you yourself swore to"
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# your servant
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Bathsheba speaks as if she were another person to show David that she respects him. See how you translated this in [1 Kings 1:13](./13.md). AT: "me, your servant"
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# Yahweh
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This is the name of God that he revealed to his people in the Old Testament. See the translationWord page about Yahweh concerning how to translate this.
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# he shall sit on my throne
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Sitting on the throne is a metonym for being king. See how you translated this in [1 Kings 1:13](./13.md). AT: "he will be king just as I was" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bow]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/throne]] |