Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.

Then king David answered and said, Call to me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.

And king David answered and said: Call to me Bethsabee. And when she was come in to the king, and stood before him,

And king David answereth and saith, 'Call for me for Bath-Sheba;' and she cometh in before the king, and standeth before the king.

Then King David in answer said, Send for Bath-sheba to come to me. And she came in and took her place before the king.

Then king David answered, 'Summon Bathsheba to me.' So she came into the king's presence, and stood before him.

And king David responded, saying, "Summon to me Bathsheba." And when she had entered before the king, and she had stood before him,

Call me Bath-sheba - She had gone out when Nathan came in, and he retired when she was re-admitted. Each had a separate audience, but to Nathan the king did not express any will.

Then King David answered and said,.... Observing that Nathan confirmed the account that Bathsheba had given, and that it must be a matter of fact that Adonijah had usurped the throne, gave orders to those about him, saying,
call me Bathsheba; who either went out of the room when Nathan entered it, or however removed to some distant part of it, out of the sight of David:
and she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king; came to the side or foot of his bed, hearkening to what he had to say to her.

Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba--He renews to her the solemn pledge he had given, in terms of solemnity and impressiveness which show that the aged monarch had roused himself to the duty the emergency called for.

Call Bathsheba - Who, upon Nathan's approach to the king had modestly withdrawn.