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1 Kings 1:15

AbishagBathsheba

13 Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’

14 Then, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”

So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.

16 And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”

17 “My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’

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BSB
So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.
KJV
And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
WEB
Bathsheba went in to the king in his room. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.
ASV
And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering unto the king.
DARBY
And Bathsheba went in to the king into the chamber; and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered to the king.
BLB
And Bathsheba went in to the king into the chamber. And the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammitess was serving the king.
ÅB
Da gikk Batseba inn til kongen i kammeret. Kongen var nå meget gammel, og Abisag fra Sunem tjente ham.
OTB
Så Batseba gikk til kongen i kammeret. Nå var kongen meget gammel, og Abisjag fra Sjunem tok seg av kongen.
B1930
Da gikk Batseba inn til kongen i kammeret. Kongen var nu meget gammel, og Abisag fra Sunem tjente ham.

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Cross references

  • 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.

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