1 Kings 1:4
2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- The girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.
- KJV
- And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
- WEB
- The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and served him; but the king didn’t know her intimately.
- ASV
- And the damsel was very fair; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
- DARBY
- And the damsel was very fair; and cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
- BLB
- And the young woman [was] even exceedingly lovely, and she cared for the king and served him, and the king did not know her.
- ÅB
- Det var en meget vakker pike; hun pleide kongen og tjente ham, men kongen hadde ikke omgang med henne.
- OTB
- Den unge kvinnen var meget vakker, og hun tok seg av kongen og tjente ham, men kongen hadde ikke omgang med henne.
- B1930
- Det var en meget vakker pike; hun pleide kongen og tjente ham, men kongen hadde ikke omgang med henne.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 1:25
And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
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