KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what 1 Kings 1:15 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And Bath-sheba” | שֶׁ֤בַע | Bath-Sheba, the mother of Solomon | Bathsheba |
| “went in” | וַתָּבֹ֨א | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | went in |
| “unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “the king” | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | A king | king |
| “into the chamber:” | הַחַ֔דְרָה | An apartment (usually literal) | chamber |
| “and the king” | וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | A king | king |
| “was very” | מְאֹ֑ד | Properly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated) | very |
| “old;” | זָקֵ֣ן | To be old | old |
| “and Abishag” | וַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙ | Abishag, a concubine of David | Abishag |
| “the Shunammite” | הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית | A Shunammitess, or female inhabitant of Shunem | Shunammite |
| “ministered unto” | אֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | ministered |
| “the king.” | הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | A king | king |
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13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
15 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.
16 And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
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