1 Kings 1:3 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 1:3

Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.

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ASV

So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

KJV

So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

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Commentary

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Jerome

LETTER 52 (TO NEPOTIAN) 2-3 (420)

Once David had been a man of war, but at seventy, age had chilled him so that nothing would make him warm. A girl is accordingly sought from the coasts of Israel—Abishag the Shunammite—to sleep with the king and warm his aged frame. Does it not seem to you—if you keep to the letter that kills—like some farcical story or some broad jest from an Atellan play? A chilly old man is wrapped up in blankets and only grows warm in a girl's embrace.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙	vay.vak.Shu	and they sought	H1245 →
נַעֲרָ֣ה	na.'a.Rah	a young woman	H5291 →
יָפָ֔ה	ya.Fah	beautiful	H3303 →
בְּכֹ֖ל	be.Khol	in all	H3605 →
גְּב֣וּל	ge.Vul	[the] territory of	H1366 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּ	vai.yim.tze.'U	and they found	H4672 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֲבִישַׁג֙	'a.vi.Shag	Abishag	H49 →
הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית	ha.Shu.na.Mit	the Shunammite	H7767 →
וַיָּבִ֥אוּ	vai.ya.Vi.'u	and they brought	H935 →
אֹתָ֖הּ	'o.Tah	<obj.> her	H853 →
לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	la.Me.lekh	to the king	H4428 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Kings 4:8
One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.
leads to
- Joshua 19:18
  Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Genesis 19:3
  But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
- Luke 24:29
  But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
- Job 1:3
  and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.
Through
1 Samuel 28:4
The Philistines came together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.
leads to
- 2 Kings 4:8
  One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 31:1
  Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
Through
Esther 2:4
Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
leads to
- Matthew 14:6
  On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod
- Matthew 20:16
  So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

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02Original language & word study

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06About 1 Kings

Where the connections lead

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The walk

Related verses

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About 1 Kings