1 Kings 1:15 — Bible Verse (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.”
1 Kings 1:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 1:15 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Kings 1:15 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Kings 1:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Bathsheba went in to the king in his room. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.”
1 Kings 1:15 — World English Bible
1 Kings 1:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
1 Kings 1:15 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 1:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto the king, to the inner chamber, and the king <FI>is<Fi> very aged, and Abishag the Shunammite is serving the king:”
1 Kings 1:15 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 1:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Bathsheba went in to the king into the chamber; and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered to the king.”
1 Kings 1:15 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 1:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So Bath-sheba went in vnto the King into the chamber, and the King was verie olde, and Abishag the Shunammite ministred vnto ye King.”
1 Kings 1:15 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 1:15 in Context — 1 Kings 1
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 Bath–sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
16 And Bath–sheba 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.
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What Does 1 Kings 1:15 Mean?
1 Kings 1:15 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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