1 Kings 1:1
Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.
2 So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”
3 Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.
- KJV
- Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
- WEB
- Now King David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn’t keep warm.
- ASV
- Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
- DARBY
- And king David was old [and] advanced in age; and they covered him with clothes, but he obtained no warmth.
- BLB
- And King David was old, entering into the days. And they covered him with garments, and he could not get warm.
- ÅB
- Nå var kong David gammel og høyt til års[^1], og de dekket ham til med tepper, men han kunne ikke bli varm.
- OTB
- Nå var kong David gammel og langt oppe i årene, og selv om de dekket ham med tepper, kunne han ikke holde seg varm.
- B1930
- Nu var kong David gammel og høit til års, og de dekket ham til med tepper, men han kunde ikke bli varm. / < 2SA 5, 4.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 29:27–28
The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
Read in contextJoshua 23:1–2
A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua was old and well along in years,
Read in context1 Chronicles 23:1
When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
Read in contextPsalms 90:10
The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
Read in context2 Samuel 5:4
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.
Read in contextGenesis 24:1
By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.
Read in contextGenesis 18:11
And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
Read in contextLuke 1:7
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
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