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Abishag Cares for David

1 Kings 1:4

In 11 translations

BSB
The girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.
KJV
And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
WEB
The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and served him; but the king didn’t know her intimately.
ASV
And the damsel was very fair; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
LSV
and the young woman [is] very, very beautiful, and she is a companion to the king, and serves him, and the king has not known her.
YLT
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.
DBY
And the damsel was very fair; and cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
DRC
And the damsel was exceeding beautiful, and she slept with the king: and served him, but the king did not know her.
GNV
And the maid was exceeding faire, and cherished the king, and ministred to him, but the King knew her not.
JPS
And the damsel was very fair; and she became a companion unto the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
LXXE
And the damsel was extremely beautiful, and she cherished the king, and ministered to him, but the king knew her not.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה יָפָ֣ה עַד־מְאֹ֑ד וַתְּהִ֨י לַמֶּ֤לֶךְ סֹכֶ֨נֶת֙ וַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּ וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֹ֥א יְדָעָֽהּ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἡ νεᾶνις καλὴ ἕως σφόδρα· καὶ ἦν θάλπουσα τὸν βασιλέα, καὶ ἐλειτούργει αὐτῷ· καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς οὐκ ἔγνω αὐτήν.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 1:25But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.

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