1 Kings 1:15 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 1:15

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

BSB

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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.

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Into the chamber - The “bed-chamber” or “inner chamber.” Abishag was a disinterested witness present, who heard all that Bath-sheba said to David.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Adonijah, in common with the people generally, expected that this natural arrangement should be followed in the Hebrew kingdom as in all others. Nathan, who was aware of the old king's solemn promise to Solomon, and, moreover, that this promise was sanctioned by the divine will, saw that no time was to be lost.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתָּבֹ֨א	va.ta.Vo'	and she went	H935 →
בַת־	vat-	Bath-	H1339 →
שֶׁ֤בֶע	She.ve'	-sheba	H1339 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
הַחַ֔דְרָה	ha.Chad.rah	the room towards	H2315 →
וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ve.ha.Me.lekh	and the king	H4428 →
זָקֵ֣ן	za.Ken	he was old	H2204 →
מְאֹ֑ד	me.'Od	very	H3966 →
וַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙	va.'a.vi.Shag	and Abishag	H49 →
הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית	ha.Shu.na.Mit	the Shunammite	H7767 →
מְשָׁרַ֖ת	me.sha.Rat	[was] serving	H8334 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →

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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.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 29:27–28
  The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
- Joshua 23:1–2
  A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua was old and well along in years,
- 1 Chronicles 23:1
  When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
- Psalms 90:10
  The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
- 2 Samuel 5:4
  David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

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Where the connections lead

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Related verses

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About 1 Kings