15So Bathsheba went to see the aged king in his room, where Abishag the Shunammite was attending him.


In Context

12 Now then, let me advise you how you can save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.

13 Go in to King David and say to him, 'My lord the king, did you not swear to me your servant: "Surely Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne"? Why then has Adonijah become king?'

14 While you are still there talking to the king, I will come in and confirm what you have said."

15 So Bathsheba went to see the aged king in his room, where Abishag the Shunammite was attending him.

16 Bathsheba bowed low and knelt before the king. "What is it you want?" the king asked.

17 She said to him, "My lord, you yourself swore to me your servant by the Lord your God: 'Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne.'

1st Kings 1:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:15And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:15So Bethsabee went in to the king into the chamber: now the king was very old, and Abisag the Sunamitess ministered to him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:15And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering unto the king.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15And Bathsheba went in to the king into the chamber; and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered to the king.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:15And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15And Bath-sheba went to the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunamite ministered to the king.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15Bathsheba went in to the king into the room. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto the king, to the inner chamber, and the king is very aged, and Abishag the Shunammite is serving the king:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:15And Bathsheba went in to the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered to the king.