KJV King James Version
And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
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1 Kings 1:15
And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.
WEB World English Bible
Bathsheba went in to the king into the room. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto the king, to the inner chamber, and the king is very aged, and Abishag the Shunammite is serving the king:
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 1
12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
15 And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
16 And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, [saying], Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest [it] not:
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וַתָּבֹ֨אH935 · boto come (in): comeבַת־H1339 · bat-she.vaBathshebaשֶׁ֤בֶעH1339 · bat-she.vaBathshebaאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙H4428 · me.lekhkingהַחַ֔דְרָהH2315 · che.derchamberוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingזָקֵ֣ןH2204 · za.qenbe oldמְאֹ֑דH3966 · me.odmuchוַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙H49 · a.vi.shagAbishagהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתH7767 · shu.nam.mitShunammitesמְשָׁרַ֖תH8334 · sha.ratto ministerאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃H4428 · me.lekhking
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