And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
What Does I Kings 1:4 Mean?
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"The detail that David did not know Abishag is a politically explosive statement embedded within a domestic notice. In the court of the ancient Near Ea..."
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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 she 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.
And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
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.
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.
The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king did not know her intimately.
The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king did not know her intimately.
The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king did not know her intimately.
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.
And the maid was exceeding faire, and cherished the king, and ministred to him, but the King knew her not.
And the damsel was exceedingly beautiful, and she slept with the king, and served him, but the king did not know her.
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.
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 girl was very beautiful. And she nursed the king and served him. But the king did not know her.
And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king had sexual contact with her not.
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⌟.
And the damsel was very fair; and she became a companion unto the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
Now the girl was exceedingly beautiful. And she slept with the king, and she ministered to him. Yet truly, the king did not know her.
The girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.
And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
Forsothe the damysel was ful fair, and sche slepte with the kyng, and mynystride to hym; forsothe the king knew not hir fleischli.
