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1 Kings 1:4
And the damsel was very fair; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king didn't have sex with her.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The girl was of unsurpassed beauty, and she became the king’s caregiver. She attended to him, but he was not intimate with her.
The girl was of unsurpassed beauty, and she became the king’s caregiver. She attended to him, but he was not intimate with her.
Hebrew Names Version
The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king didn't know her intimately.
The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king didn't know her intimately.
King James Version
And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
English Standard Version
The young woman was very beautiful, and she was of service to the king and attended to him, but the king knew her not.
The young woman was very beautiful, and she was of service to the king and attended to him, but the king knew her not.
New Century Version
The girl was very beautiful, and she cared for the king and served him. But the king did not have sexual relations with her.
The girl was very beautiful, and she cared for the king and served him. But the king did not have sexual relations with her.
New English Translation
The young woman was very beautiful; she became the king's nurse and served him, but the king did not have sexual relations with her.
The young woman was very beautiful; she became the king's nurse and served him, but the king did not have sexual relations with her.
Amplified Bible
The girl was very beautiful; and she became the king's nurse and served him, but the king was not intimate with her.
The girl was very beautiful; and she became the king's nurse and served him, but the king was not intimate with her.
New American Standard Bible
The girl was very beautiful; and she became the king's nurse and served him, but the king did not become intimate with her.
The girl was very beautiful; and she became the king's nurse and served him, but the king did not become intimate with her.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the maid was exceeding faire, and cherished the King, and ministred to him, but the King knew her not.
And the maid was exceeding faire, and cherished the King, and ministred to him, but the King knew her not.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now the young woman was very beautiful; and she became the king's nurse and attended him, but the king did not know her.
Now the young woman was very beautiful; and she became the king's nurse and attended him, but the king did not know her.
Complete Jewish Bible
The girl was very beautiful and became a companion for the king. She took care of him, but the king did not have sexual relations with her.
The girl was very beautiful and became a companion for the king. She took care of him, but the king did not have sexual relations with her.
Darby Translation
And the damsel was very fair; and cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
And the damsel was very fair; and cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
Easy-to-Read Version
She was very beautiful. She cared for the king and served him, but King David did not have sexual relations with her.
She was very beautiful. She cared for the king and served him, but King David did not have sexual relations with her.
George Lamsa Translation
And the maiden was very beautiful, and she became the kings attendant and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
And the maiden was very beautiful, and she became the kings attendant and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
Good News Translation
She was very beautiful, and waited on the king and took care of him, but he did not have intercourse with her.
She was very beautiful, and waited on the king and took care of him, but he did not have intercourse with her.
Lexham English Bible
Now the young woman was very beautiful; she was of use for the king, and she served him, but the king did not have sexual relations with her.
Now the young woman was very beautiful; she was of use for the king, and she served him, but the king did not have sexual relations with her.
Literal Translation
And the young woman was exceedingly beautiful, and she was a nurse to the king and served him. But the king did not know her.
And the young woman was exceedingly beautiful, and she was a nurse to the king and served him. But the king did not know her.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And she was a very fayre damsell, and noryshed ye kynge, and serued him. Howbeit the kynge knewe her not.
And she was a very fayre damsell, and noryshed ye kynge, and serued him. Howbeit the kynge knewe her not.
American Standard Version
And the damsel was very fair; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
And the damsel was very fair; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
Bible in Basic English
Now she was very beautiful; and she took care of the king, waiting on him at all times; but the king had no connection with her.
Now she was very beautiful; and she took care of the king, waiting on him at all times; but the king had no connection with her.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the damosell was exceeding faire, and cherished the king, and ministred to him: But the king knewe her not.
And the damosell was exceeding faire, and cherished the king, and ministred to him: But the king knewe her not.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the damsel was very fair; and she became a companion unto the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
And the damsel was very fair; and she became a companion unto the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
King James Version (1611)
And the damosell was very faire, and cherished the king, and ministred to him: but the king knew her not.
And the damosell was very faire, and cherished the king, and ministred to him: but the king knew her not.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the damsel was extremely beautiful, and she cherished the king, and ministered to him, but the king knew her not.
And the damsel was extremely beautiful, and she cherished the king, and ministered to him, but the king knew her not.
English Revised Version
And the damsel was very fair; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
And the damsel was very fair; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
Berean Standard Bible
The girl was unsurpassed in beauty, and she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.
The girl was unsurpassed in beauty, and she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the damysel was ful fair, and sche slepte with the kyng, and mynystride to hym; forsothe the king knew not hir fleischli.
Forsothe the damysel was ful fair, and sche slepte with the kyng, and mynystride to hym; forsothe the king knew not hir fleischli.
Young's Literal Translation
and the young woman [is] very very fair, and she is to the king a companion, and serveth him, and the king hath not known her.
and the young woman [is] very very fair, and she is to the king a companion, and serveth him, and the king hath not known her.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the damsel [was] very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
And the damsel [was] very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
World English Bible
The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king didn't know her intimately.
The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king didn't know her intimately.
New King James Version
The young woman was very lovely; and she cared for the king, and served him; but the king did not know her.
The young woman was very lovely; and she cared for the king, and served him; but the king did not know her.
New Living Translation
The girl was very beautiful, and she looked after the king and took care of him. But the king had no sexual relations with her.
The girl was very beautiful, and she looked after the king and took care of him. But the king had no sexual relations with her.
New Life Bible
The girl was very beautiful. She became the king's nurse and helped him. But the king did not have sex with her.
The girl was very beautiful. She became the king's nurse and helped him. But the king did not have sex with her.
New Revised Standard
The girl was very beautiful. She became the king's attendant and served him, but the king did not know her sexually.
The girl was very beautiful. She became the king's attendant and served him, but the king did not know her sexually.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, the young woman, was exceeding fair, - so she became unto the king a companion, and ministered unto him, but, the king, knew her not.
Now, the young woman, was exceeding fair, - so she became unto the king a companion, and ministered unto him, but, the king, knew her not.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the damsel was exceedingly beautiful, and she slept with the king, and served him, but the king did not know her.
And the damsel was exceedingly beautiful, and she slept with the king, and served him, but the king did not know her.
Revised Standard Version
The maiden was very beautiful; and she became the king's nurse and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
The maiden was very beautiful; and she became the king's nurse and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The girl was very beautiful; and she became the king's nurse and served him, but the king did not cohabit with her.
The girl was very beautiful; and she became the king's nurse and served him, but the king did not cohabit with her.
Contextual Overview
1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he got no heat. 2 Therefore his slaves said to him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. 3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. 4 And the damsel was very fair; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king didn't have sex with her.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
knew her not: Matthew 1:25
Cross-References
Genesis 1:10
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas: and God saw that it was good.
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:12
And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good.
And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:18
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:25
And God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind: and God saw that it was good.
And God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:31
And God saw everything that he had made, and, look, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
And God saw everything that he had made, and, look, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Ecclesiastes 2:13
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
Ecclesiastes 11:7
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the damsel [was] very fair,.... And so very agreeable to the king to be in his presence, and wait upon him, and take things of her hand, as well as lie with him:
and cherished the king; enlivened his spirits by her amiable countenance, her graceful behaviour, and tender care of him, and especially by bedding with him:
and ministered to him; serving him with her own hands whatever he took for his sustenance:
but the king knew her not; as a man knows his wife; which shows that she was his wife, and that it would not have been criminal in him had he known her; but this is observed, not to point at the chastity of David, but his feebleness, and loss of desire after women, and that the damsel remained a virgin; and that was the ground of Adonijah's request, and his hope of succeeding.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Kings 1:4. The king knew her not. — The maxim of Bacon in his enigmatical cure is, "Take all you can from the medicine, but give nothing to it; if you give any thing, it increases the disease and hastens death." I have seen this abundantly verified; but it is a subject on which it would be improper to dilate except in a medical work. An extract from Friar Bacon's Cure of Old Age may be found at the end of the chapter. 1 Kings 1:53.
