I Kings 1:3
“So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Kings 1:3 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und man suchte ein schönes Mädchen, in allen Grenzen Israels; und man fand Abischag, die Sunamitin, und brachte sie zu dem König.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y buscaron una moza hermosa por todo el término de Israel, y hallaron á Abisag Sunamita, y trajéronla al rey.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E buscaram uma moça formosa por todo o termo de Israel, e acharam a Abisague sunamita, e trouxeram-na ao rei.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então eles procuraram uma linda moça dentro de todas as fronteiras de Israel. Eles encontraram Abisague, a sunamita, e a levaram para o rei.
📖 I Kings 1:3 in Context
1Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
2Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
3So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
4And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
5Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
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