1 Kings 1:4

And the damsel was exceeding beautiful, and she slept with the king: and served him, but the king did not know her.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

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.

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

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Cross References

Genesis 12:11And when he was near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife: I know that thou art a beautiful woman:

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:2-5

First Kings Many histories are books of kings and their reigns, to which the affairs of their kingdoms are reduced; this is a piece of honour that has commonly been paid to crowned heads. The holy Scripture is the history of the kingdom of God among men, under the several administrations of it; but there the King is one and his name one. The particular history now before us accounts for the affairs of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, yet with special regard to the kingdom of God among them; for still it is a… Read the whole commentary →

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