Verse 3
1 Kings 1:3
Young's Literal Translation
3
And they seek a fair young woman in all the border of Israel, and find Abishag the Shunammite, and bring her in to the king,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְבַקְשׁוּ֙ נַעֲרָ֣ה יָפָ֔ה בְּ/כֹ֖ל גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽ/יִּמְצְא֗וּ אֶת אֲבִישַׁג֙ הַ/שּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית וַ/יָּבִ֥אוּ אֹתָ֖/הּ לַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ
English Translation
And they sought a beautiful young woman throughout all the territory of Israel, and they found Abishag the Shunammite, and they brought her to the king.
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Chapter 1 Context
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And king David [is] old, entering into days, and they cover him with garments, and he hath no heat,
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and his servants say to him, 'Let them seek for my lord the king a young woman, a virgin, and she ha...
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And they seek a fair young woman in all the border of Israel, and find Abishag the Shunammite, and b...
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and the young woman [is] very very fair, and she is to the king a companion, and serveth him, and th...
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And Adonijah son of Haggith is lifting himself up, saying, 'I do reign;' and he prepareth for himsel...
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and his father hath not grieved him [all] his days, saying, 'Wherefore thus hast thou done?' and he...
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And his words are with Joab son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest, and they help after Adonij...
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and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and...
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And Adonijah sacrificeth sheep and oxen and fatlings near the stone of Zoheleth, that [is] by En-Rog...
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and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty ones, and Solomon his brother, he hath not calle...
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And Nathan speaketh unto Bath-Sheba, mother of Solomon, saying, 'Hast thou not heard that Adonijah s...
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and now, come, let me counsel thee, I pray thee, and deliver thy life, and the life of thy son Solom...
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go and enter in unto king David, and thou hast said unto him, Hast thou not, my lord, O king, sworn...
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Lo, thou are yet speaking there with the king, and I come in after thee, and have completed thy word...
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And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto the king, to the inner chamber, and the king [is] very aged, and Abish...
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and Bath-Sheba boweth and doth obeisance to the king, and the king saith, 'What -- to thee?'
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And she saith to him, 'My lord, thou hast sworn by Jehovah thy God (Elohim) to thy handmaid: Surely...
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and now, lo, Adonijah hath reigned, and now, my lord, O king, thou hast not known;
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and he sacrificeth ox, and fatling, and sheep in abundance, and calleth for all the sons of the king...
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And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel [are] on thee, to declare to them who doth sit on...
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and it hath been, when my lord the king lieth with his fathers, that I have been, I and my son Solom...
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And lo, she is yet speaking with the king, and Nathan the prophet hath come in;
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and they declare to the king, saying, 'Lo, Nathan the prophet;' and he cometh in before the king, an...
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And Nathan saith, 'My lord, O king, thou hast said, Adonijah doth reign after me, and he doth sit on...
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for he hath gone down to-day, and doth sacrifice ox, and fatling, and sheep, in abundance, and calle...
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'And for me -- me, thy servant, and for Zadok the priest, and for Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, and for...
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if from my lord the king this thing hath been, then thou hast not caused thy servant to know who dot...
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And king David answereth and saith, 'Call for me for Bath-Sheba;' and she cometh in before the king,...
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And the king sweareth and saith, 'Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity;
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surely as I sware to thee by Jehovah, God (Elohim) of Israel, saying, Surely Solomon thy son doth re...
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And Bath-Sheba boweth -- face to the earth -- and doth obeisance to the king, and saith, 'Let my lor...
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And king David saith, 'Call for me for Zadok the priest, and for Nathan the prophet, and for Benaiah...
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And the king saith to them, 'Take with you the servants of your lord, and ye have caused Solomon my...
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and anointed him there hath Zadok the priest -- and Nathan the prophet -- for king over Israel, and...
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and ye have come up after him, and he hath come in and hath sat on my throne, and he doth reign in m...
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And Benaiah son of Jehoiada answereth the king, and saith, 'Amen! so doth Jehovah, God (Elohim) of m...
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as Jehovah hath been with my lord the king, so is He with Solomon, and doth make his throne greater...
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And Zadok the priest goeth down, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the Cheret...
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and Zadok the priest taketh the horn of oil out of the tent, and anointeth Solomon, and they blow wi...
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And all the people come up after him, and the people are piping with pipes, and rejoicing -- great j...
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And Adonijah heareth, and all those called, who [are] with him, and they have finished to eat, and J...
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He is yet speaking, and lo, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest hath come in, and Adonijah saith, 'C...
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And Jonathan answereth and saith to Adonijah, 'Verily our lord king David hath caused Solomon to rei...
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and the king sendeth with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada,...
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and they anoint him -- Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet -- for king in Gihon, and are come up...
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'And also Solomon hath sat on the throne of the kingdom,
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and also the servants of the king have come into bless our lord king David, saying, Thy God (Elohim)...
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and also thus hath the king said, Blessed [is] Jehovah, God (Elohim) of Israel, who hath given to-da...
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And they tremble, and rise -- all those called who [are] for Adonijah -- and go, each on his way;
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and Adonijah feareth because of Solomon, and riseth, and goeth, and layeth hold on the horns of the...
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And it is declared to Solomon, saying, 'Lo, Adonijah feareth king Solomon, and lo, he hath laid hold...
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And Solomon saith, 'If he becometh a virtuous man -- there doth not fall of his hair to the earth, a...
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And king Solomon sendeth, and they bring him down from off the altar, and he cometh in and boweth hi...
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