3So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.


In Context

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

2 Wherefore 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 cherish him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

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

4 And the damsel was very fair; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.

5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

1 Kings 1:3 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:3So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:3So they sought a beautiful young woman in all the coasts of Israel, and they found Abisag a Sunamitess, and brought her to the king.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3And they sought for a fair damsel throughout the territory of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:3So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunamite, and brought her to the king.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3And they seek a fair young woman in all the border of Israel, and find Abishag the Shunammite, and bring her in to the king,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:3So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.