Treasury of Scripture Knowledge His servants therefore, said to him: Let us seek for our Lord the king, a young virgin, and let her stand before the king, and cherish him, and sleep in his bosom and warm our lord the king. Deuteronomy 10:8 At that time he separated the tribe of Levi, to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to stand before him in the ministry, and to bless in his name until this present day. 1 Samuel 16:21,22 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him exceedingly, and made him his armourbearer. . . . 2 Chronicles 29:11 My sons, be not negligent: the Lord hath chosen you to stand before him, and to minister to him, and to worship him, and to burn incense to him. Genesis 16:5 And Sarai said to Abram: Thou dost unjustly with me: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom, and she perceiving herself to be with child, despiseth me. The Lord judge between me and thee. Deuteronomy 13:6 If thy brother the son of thy mother, or thy son, or daughter, or thy wife that is in thy bosom, or thy friend, whom thou lovest as thy own soul, would persuade thee secretly, saying: Let us go, and serve strange gods, which thou knowest not, nor thy fathers, 2 Samuel 12:3 But the poor man had nothing at all but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up, and which had grown up in his house together with his children, eating of his bread, and drinking of his cup, and sleeping in his bosom: and it was unto him as a daughter. Micah 7:5 Believe not a friend, and trust not in a prince: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that sleepeth in thy bosom. get heat Ecclesiastes 4:11 And if two lie together, they shall warm one another: how shall one alone be warmed? Context Abishag Cares for David1Now king David was old, and advanced in years: and when he was covered with clothes he was not warm. 2His servants therefore, said to him: Let us seek for our Lord the king, a young virgin, and let her stand before the king, and cherish him, and sleep in his bosom and warm our lord the king.3So they sought a beautiful young woman, in all the coasts of Israel and they found Abisag, a Sunamitess, and brought her to the king.… Cross References 1 Kings 1:1 Now king David was old, and advanced in years: and when he was covered with clothes he was not warm. 1 Kings 1:3 So they sought a beautiful young woman, in all the coasts of Israel and they found Abisag, a Sunamitess, and brought her to the king. Esther 2:2 And the king's servants and his officers said: Let young women be sought for the king, virgins and beautiful, Lexicon So his servantsעֲבָדָ֗יו (‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant said וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to him, ל֣וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew “Let us search for יְבַקְשׁ֞וּ (yə·ḇaq·šū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1245: To search out, to strive after a young נַעֲרָ֣ה (na·‘ă·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5291: A girl, maiden virgin בְתוּלָ֔ה (ḇə·ṯū·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1330: A virgin, sometimes, a bride for our lord לַאדֹנִ֤י (la·ḏō·nî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 113: Sovereign, controller the king, הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king to attend וְעָֽמְדָה֙ (wə·‘ā·mə·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5975: To stand, in various relations to לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face [him] הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king and וּתְהִי־ (ū·ṯə·hî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be care סֹכֶ֑נֶת (sō·ḵe·neṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5532: To be familiar with, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary for him ל֖וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew and lie וְשָׁכְבָ֣ה (wə·šā·ḵə·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7901: To lie down by his side בְחֵיקֶ֔ךָ (ḇə·ḥê·qe·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2436: The bosom {to keep} him לַאדֹנִ֥י (la·ḏō·nî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 113: Sovereign, controller warm.” וְחַ֖ם (wə·ḥam) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2552: To be or become warm Additional Translations So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”Why his servants said to 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 your bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. Wherefore 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 cherish him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. And his servants said, Let them seek for the king a young virgin, and she shall wait on the king, and cherish him, and lie with him, and my lord the king shall be warmed. And his servants said to him, Let there be found 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 warm. Wherefore 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 cherish him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. Wherefore his servants said to 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. Therefore his servants 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 keep warm." and his servants say to him, 'Let them seek for my lord the king a young woman, a virgin, and she hath stood before the king, and is to him a companion, and hath lain in thy bosom, and my lord the king hath heat.' Jump to Previous Attend Bosom Care Cherish Companion Heat Lie Maiden Nurse Seek Servants Sought Stand Virgin Wait Warm Wherefore YoungJump to Next Attend Bosom Care Cherish Companion Heat Lie Maiden Nurse Seek Servants Sought Stand Virgin Wait Warm Wherefore YoungLinks 1 Kings 1:2 NIV1 Kings 1:2 NLT 1 Kings 1:2 ESV 1 Kings 1:2 NASB 1 Kings 1:2 KJV 1 Kings 1:2 Bible Apps 1 Kings 1:2 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 1:2 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 1:2 French Bible 1 Kings 1:2 German Bible Alphabetical: a and attend become beside bosom can care for her him his in keep king Let lie look lord may my nurse of our said seek servants She So take that the them to us virgin warm young your OT History: 1 Kings 1:2 Therefore his servants said to him Let (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |