1 Kings 1:1

Now King David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn’t keep warm.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

2Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king. Let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.”

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Cross References

Genesis 24:1Abraham was old, and well advanced in age. The LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.

Joshua 23:1After many days, when the LORD had given rest to Israel from their enemies all around, and Joshua was old and well advanced in years,

2 Samuel 5:4David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

1 Chronicles 23:1Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

Psalms 90:10The days of our years are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty years; yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for it passes quickly, and we fly away.

Luke 1:7But they had no child, because Elisheva was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.

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