1 Kings 1:15

Easy-to-Read Version

So Bathsheba went in to see the king in his bedroom. The king was very old. Abishag, the girl from Shunem, was caring for him there.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So Bathsheba went to the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was attending to him.

Hebrew Names Version
Bat-Sheva went in to the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Avishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.

King James Version
And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

English Standard Version
So Bathsheba went to the king in his chamber (now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was attending to the king).

New Century Version
So Bathsheba went in to see the aged king in his bedroom, where Abishag, the girl from Shunam, was caring for him.

New English Translation
So Bathsheba visited the king in his private quarters. (The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.)

Amplified Bible
So Bathsheba went to the king in his bedroom. Now the king was very old and weak, and Abishag the Shunammite was attending the king.

New American Standard Bible
So Bathsheba entered to the king in the bedroom. Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.

Geneva Bible (1587)
So Bath-sheba went in vnto the King into the chamber, and the King was verie olde, and Abishag the Shunammite ministred vnto ye King.

Legacy Standard Bible
So Bathsheba went in to the king in the bedroom. Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.

Contemporary English Version
Meanwhile, David was in his bedroom where Abishag was taking care of him because he was so old. Bathsheba went in

Complete Jewish Bible
Bat-Sheva went in to the king in his room. (The king was very old; Avishag the Shunamit was in attendance on the king.)

Darby Translation
And Bathsheba went in to the king into the chamber; and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered to the king.

George Lamsa Translation
So Bath-sheba went in to King David into the chamber; and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shilommite ministered to the king.

Good News Translation
So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. He was very old, and Abishag, the young woman from Shunem, was taking care of him.

Lexham English Bible
So Bathsheba went to the king in the private room. Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunnamite was attending the king.

Literal Translation
And Bathsheba came in to the king, to the inner room. And the king was old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Bethseba wente in to the kynge to ye chamber. And the kynge was very olde. And Abisag of Sunem serued the kynge.

American Standard Version
And 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.

Bible in Basic English
Then Bath-sheba went into the king's room; now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was waiting on him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Bethsabe went in vnto the king into the chamber: And the king was very olde, and Abisag the Sunamite ministred vnto the king.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber.--Now the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.--

King James Version (1611)
And Bath-sheba went in vnto the King into the chamber: and the king was very olde, and Abishag the Shunammite ministred vnto the king.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
So Bersabee went in to the king into the chamber: and the king was very old, and Abisag the Somanite was ministering to the king.

English Revised Version
And Bath–sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

Berean Standard Bible
So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Bersabee entride to the kyng in the closet; forsothe the kyng was ful eeld, and Abisag of Sunam `mynystride to hym.

Young's Literal Translation
And 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:

Update Bible Version
And Bathsheba went in to the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Bath-sheba went to the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunamite ministered to the king.

World English Bible
Bath-sheba went in to the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.

New King James Version
So Bathsheba went into the chamber to the king. (Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.)

New Living Translation
So Bathsheba went into the king's bedroom. (He was very old now, and Abishag was taking care of him.)

New Life Bible
So Bathsheba went to the king in his room. The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was helping him.

New Revised Standard
So Bathsheba went to the king in his room. The king was very old; Abishag the Shunammite was attending the king.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Bath-sheba went in unto the king, into the chamber, now, the king, was very old, - and Abishag the Shunammite, was ministering unto the king.

Douay-Rheims Bible
So Bethsabee went in to the king into the chamber. Now the king was very old, and Abisag, the Sunamitess, ministered to him.

Revised Standard Version
So Bathshe'ba went to the king into his chamber (now the king was very old, and Ab'ishag the Shu'nammite was ministering to the king).

THE MESSAGE
Bathsheba went at once to the king in his palace bedroom. He was so old! Abishag was at his side making him comfortable. As Bathsheba bowed low, honoring the king, he said, "What do you want?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Bathsheba went in to the king in the bedroom. Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.

Contextual Overview

¹¹ When Nathan heard about this, he went to Solomon's mother Bathsheba and asked her, "Have you heard what Haggith's son, Adonijah, is doing? He is making himself king. And our master, King David, knows nothing about it. ¹² You and your son Solomon are in danger, but I will tell you what to do to save yourself. ¹³ Go to King David and tell him, ‘My lord and king, you promised me that my son Solomon would be the next king after you. So why is Adonijah becoming the new king?' ¹⁴ Then while you are still talking with him, I will come in. After you leave I will tell the king what has happened. This will show that what you said is true." ¹⁵ So Bathsheba went in to see the king in his bedroom. The king was very old. Abishag, the girl from Shunem, was caring for him there. ¹⁶ Bathsheba bowed down before the king. The king asked, "What can I do for you?" ¹⁷ Bathsheba answered, "Sir, you used the name of the Lord your God and made a promise to me. You said, ‘Your son Solomon will be the next king after me. He will sit on my throne.' ¹⁸ Now, you don't know this, but Adonijah is making himself king. ¹⁹ He is giving a big fellowship meal. He has killed many cattle and the best sheep, and he has invited all of your sons to the meal. He also invited Abiathar the priest and Joab, the commander of your army, but he did not invite your faithful son Solomon. ²⁰ Now, my lord and king, all the Israelites are watching you. They are waiting for you to decide who will be the next king after you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

very old: 1 Kings 1:2-4

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber,.... Where he lay, being bedridden; she took Nathan's advice, and directly went to the king's apartment:

and the king was very old: and decrepit, borne down with the infirmities of old age, though but seventy years of age:

and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king; she was then waiting upon the king, and serving him with what was necessary and proper for him; and perhaps there was no other in the chamber at that time.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Into the chamber - The “bed-chamber” or “inner chamber.” Abishag was a disinterested witness present, who heard all that Bath-sheba said to David.