King James Version

1 Kings 1:1-2

1Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.1

2Wherefore 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.2 3 4

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Notes

1. 1 Kings 1:1 stricken…: Heb. entered into days ↩
2. 1 Kings 1:2 Let there…: Heb. Let them seek ↩
3. 1 Kings 1:2 a young…: Heb. a damsel, a virgin ↩
4. 1 Kings 1:2 cherish…: Heb. be a cherisher unto him ↩

Commentaries on 1 Kings 1

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
Rashi on Tanakh
Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
Darby Translation Notes
Geneva Bible Translation Notes
Kingcomments
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
EGW Writings

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