Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 1:17:
- Kupsabiny: “The lady replied to him saying, ‘Lord, didn’t you yourself swear to me in front of your God that Solomon will become king to succeed you?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “She said to him, "Oh my lord, you yourself swore to me, your servant, in the name of the LORD, ‘after me your son Solomon will become king and he will sit on my throne’?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Batsheba replied, ‘Beloved King, you have-promised me in the name of the LORD your God that our (incl.) child Solomon is-the-one who will-succeed you as king.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “She replied, ‘Your Majesty, you solemnly promised me, knowing that Yahweh our God was listening , that my son Solomon would become king after you die, and that he would sit on your throne and rule.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
