And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Et les serviteurs du roi sont venus pour bénir notre seigneur le roi David, en disant: Que ton Dieu rende le nom de Salomon plus célèbre que ton nom, et qu'il élève son trône au-dessus de ton trône! Et le roi s'est prosterné sur son lit.
KJV
And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
Tertullian
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Jerome
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