1When King David was old and well advanced in years, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him.


In Context

1 When King David was old and well advanced in years, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him.

2 So his servants said to him, "Let us look for a young virgin to attend the king and take care of him. She can lie beside him so that our lord the king may keep warm."

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

1st Kings 1:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:1And king David was old and advanced in age; and they covered him with clothes, but he obtained no warmth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:1Now king David was old, and advanced in years: and when he was covered with clothes, he was not warm.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:1Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn't keep warm.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:1And king David is old, entering into days, and they cover him with garments, and he hath no heat,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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