1 Kings 1:15

And Bathsheba 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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Bath-sheba	בַת vat-	H1339	Bath-Sheba · proper noun, a woman's name
in	וַתָּבֹ֨א va.ta.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
chamber	הַחַ֔דְרָה ha.Chad.rah	H2315	an apartment (usually literal) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix
king	וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ve.ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
very	מְאֹ֑ד me.'Od	H3966	properly · cardinal number, masculine singular absolute
old	זָקֵ֣ן za.Ken	H2204	to be old · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Abishag	וַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙ va.'a.vi.Shag	H49	Abishag · conjunction + proper noun, a woman's name
Shunammite	הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית ha.Shu.na.Mit	H7767	a Shunammitess · definite article + noun, gentilic feminine singular absolute
ministered	מְשָׁרַ֖ת me.sha.Rat	H8334	to attend as a menial or worshipper · verb, piel active participle, feminine singular absolute
king	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

1 Kings 1:1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:11-31

We have here the effectual endeavours that were used by Nathan and Bathsheba to obtain from David a ratification of Solomon's succession, for the crushing of Adonijah's usurpation. 1. David himself knew not what was doing. Disobedient children think that they are well enough off if they can but keep their good old parents ignorant of their bad courses; but a bird of the air will carry the voice. 2. Bathsheba lived retired, and knew nothing of it either, till Nathan informed her. Many get very comfortably through this world that know little how the world goes. 3. Solomon, it is likely, knew of it, but was as a deaf man that heard not. Though he had years, and wisdom above his years, yet we do…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 1:11

Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba . . . let me . . . give thee counsel, &c.--The revolt was defeated by this prophet, who, knowing the Lord's will (Sa2 7:12; Ch1 22:9), felt himself bound, in accordance with his character and office, to take the lead in seeing it executed. Hitherto the succession of the Hebrew monarchy had not been settled. The Lord had reserved to Himself the right of nomination (Deu 17:15), which was acted upon in the appointments both of Saul and David; and in the case of the latter the rule was so far modified that his posterity were guaranteed the perpetual possession of the sovereignty (Sa2 7:12). This divine purpose was known throughout the kingdom; but no intimation had b…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 1:13

Go and get thee in unto King David - He knew that this woman had a sovereign influence over the king. If Bath-sheba was a source of pleasure to David, must she not also have been a source of pain to him? For could he ever forget the guilty manner in which he acquired her? Didst not thou - swear - It is very likely that David made such an oath, and that was known only to Bath-sheba and Nathan. It is nowhere else mentioned.

John Gill on 1 Kings 1:15

Dictionary and topics

Abishag — Father of (i.e., “given to”) error, a young woman of Shunem, distinguished for her beauty. She was chosen to minister to David in his old age. She became his wife (1 Kings 1:3, 4, 15). After David’s…
Adonijah — My Lord is Jehovah. (1.) The fourth son of David (2 Sam. 3:4). After the death of his elder brothers, Amnon and Absalom, he became heir-apparent to the throne. But Solomon, a younger brother, was…
Bathsheba, Or Bathsheba — (daughter of the oath), (2 Samuel 11:3) etc., also called Bath-shua in (1 Chronicles 3:5) the daughter of Eliam, (2 Samuel 11:3) or Ammiel, (1 Chronicles 3:5) the son of Ahithophel, (2 Samuel 23:34)…
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Jehoiada — Jehovah-known. (1.) The father of Benaiah, who was one of David’s chief warriors (2 Sam. 8:18; 20:23). (2.) The high priest at the time of Athaliah’s usurpation of the throne of Judah. He married…
Shunammite, The — i.e. the native of Shunem, is applied to two persons: Abishag, the nurse of King David, (1 Kings 1:3,15; 2:17,21,22) and the nameless hostess of Elisha. (2 Kings 4:12,25; 36)
Solomon — Peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David’s second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father…
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1 Kings 1:15

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:11-31

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 1:11

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 1:13

John Gill on 1 Kings 1:15

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1 Kings 1:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:11-31

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 1:11

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 1:13

John Gill on 1 Kings 1:15

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 1:11-33

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 1:11-14

Rashi on 1 Kings 1:12