1 Kings 1:4

Easy To Read Version

The girl was very beautiful. She cared for the king and served him. But King David did not have sexual relations with her.

Cross References

Genesis 12:11

Abram saw how beautiful his wife Sarai was. So just before they arrived in Egypt, Abram told Sarai, “I know that you are a very beautiful woman.

1 Kings 1:3

So the king’s servants began looking everywhere in the country of Israel for a beautiful young woman to keep the king warm. They found a girl named Abishag. She was from the city of Shunem. They brought the young woman to the king.

1 Kings 2:17

Adonijah said, “I know that King Solomon will do anything you ask him. So please ask him to let me marry Abishag, the woman from Shunem.”

1 Kings 2:21

So Bathsheba said, “Let your brother Adonijah marry Abishag, the woman from Shunem.”

Matthew 1:25

But Joseph had no sexual union with Mary until she gave birth to the son. And Joseph named the son Jesus.