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1 Kings 1:1-2
1599 Geneva Bible
1 Kings 1:1-2
1599 Geneva Bible
The First Book of the Kings
1 3 Abishag keepeth David in his extreme age. 5 Adonijah usurpeth the kingdom. 30 Solomon is anointed king, 50 Adonijah fleeth to the altar.
1 Now when King David was [a]old, and stricken in years, they covered him with clothes, but no [b]heat came unto him.
2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin, and let her [c]stand before the king, and cherish him: and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the King may get heat.
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- 1 Kings 1:1 He was about 70 years old, 2 Sam. 5:4.
- 1 Kings 1:1 For his natural heat was worn away with travails.
- 1 Kings 1:2 Or, serve him.
1 Kings 1:1-2
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1 Kings 1:1-2
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Adonijah Sets Himself Up as King
1 When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him. 2 So his attendants said to him, “Let us look for a young virgin to serve the king and take care of him. She can lie beside him so that our lord the king may keep warm.”
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