So his servants said to him, “We will find a young woman to care for you. She will lie close to you and keep you warm.”
1 Kings 1:3 - Easy To Read Version 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So they sought a fair maiden through all the territory of Israel and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. American Standard Version (1901) So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. Common English Bible So they looked in every corner of Israel until they found Abishag from Shunem. They brought her to the king. Catholic Public Domain Version And so they sought a beautiful young woman in all the parts of Israel. And they found Abishag, a Shunammite, and they led her to the king. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
So his servants said to him, “We will find a young woman to care for you. She will lie close to you and keep you warm.”
The girl was very beautiful. She cared for the king and served him. But King David did not have sexual relations with her.
One day Elisha went to Shunem. An important woman lived in Shunem. This woman asked Elisha {to stop and} eat at her house. So every time Elisha went through that place, he stopped there to eat.
Then the king’s personal servants had a suggestion. They said, “Search for beautiful young virgins {\cf2\super [5]} for the king.
Then let the girl that is pleasing to the king become the new queen in Vashti’s place.” The king liked this suggestion, so he accepted it.
This is the land that was given to that family group: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,
The Philistines prepared for war. They came to Shunem and made their camp at that place. Saul gathered all the Israelites and made his camp at Gilboa.