# the king's room

"the room in which the king slept"

# Abishag the Shunammite

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).

# bowed and prostrated herself before the king

"bowed close to the ground in front of the king"

# What do you desire?

"What can I do for you?"

# you swore to

The form of "you" here is emphatic. AT: "you yourself swore to"

# your servant

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"

# Yahweh

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.

# he shall sit on my throne

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]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bow]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/throne]]