1 Kings 1:1

Good News Translation (US Version)

King David was now a very old man, and although his servants covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.

Cross References

Psalm 90:10

Seventy years is all we have— eighty years, if we are strong; yet all they bring us is trouble and sorrow; life is soon over, and we are gone.

1 Chronicles 23:1

When David was very old, he made his son Solomon king of Israel.

2 Samuel 5:4

David was thirty years old when he became king, and he ruled for forty years.

Genesis 24:1

Abraham was now very old, and the Lord had blessed him in everything he did.

Genesis 18:11

Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah had stopped having her monthly periods.

Luke 1:7

They had no children because Elizabeth could not have any, and she and Zechariah were both very old.

2 Samuel 24:25

Then he built an altar to the Lord and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. The Lord answered his prayer, and the epidemic in Israel was stopped.

1 Kings 1:2

So his officials said to him, “Your Majesty, let us find a young woman to stay with you and take care of you. She will lie close to you and keep you warm.”

1 Kings 1:15

So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. He was very old, and Abishag, the young woman from Shunem, was taking care of him.

Ecclesiastes 4:11

If it is cold, two can sleep together and stay warm, but how can you keep warm by yourself?

Joshua 13:1

Joshua was now very old. The Lord said to him, “You are very old, but there is still much land to be taken: