New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Kings 1:2-4
2So his servantsH5650 saidH559 to him, “Have them searchH1245 for a youngH5291 virginH1330 for my lordH113 the kingH4428, and have her 1attendH5975H6440 the kingH4428 and becomeH1961 his nurseH5532; and have her lieH7901 on your chestH2436, so that my lordH113 the kingH4428 may keepH2552 warmH2552.” 3So they searchedH1245 for a beautifulH3303 girlH5291 throughoutH3605 the territoryH1366 of IsraelH3478, and foundH4672 AbishagH49 the 2ShunammiteH7767, and broughtH935 her to the kingH4428. 4The girlH5291 was veryH3966 beautifulH3303; and she becameH1961 the king’sH4428 nurseH5532 and servedH8334 him, but the kingH4428 did not 3becomeH3045 intimateH3045 with her.
Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 1:2 Lit stand before ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 1:3 Josh 19:18; 1 Sam 28:4 ↩
- 3. 1 Kings 1:4 Lit know her ↩
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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