CHAPTER EXPLORER
1 Kings 1
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53 verses in KJV · 400 outgoing cross-reference links
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Opening verses of 1 Kings 1 (KJV)
1:1 Now king David was old [and] stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
1:2 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.
1:3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
Historical / attribution context
Traditional writer attribution: Jeremiah
Approximate study chronology: c. 1015 BC
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H4428me.lekhking · 60 occurrencesH8010she.lo.mohSolomon · 26 occurrencesH1121benson: child · 20 occurrencesH113a.donlord · 19 occurrencesH138a.do.niy.yahAdonijah · 15 occurrencesH3808lonot · 13 occurrencesH3678kis.sethrone · 13 occurrencesH3548ko.henpriest · 12 occurrencesH5416na.tanNathan · 11 occurrencesH310a.charafter · 11 occurrencesH1732da.vidDavid · 11 occurrencesH5973imwith · 10 occurrencesH4427ma.lakhto reign · 10 occurrencesH1339bat-she.vaBathsheba · 10 occurrences
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