1 Reis 1:4

4 Era a jovem sobremaneira formosa; e cuidava do rei, e o servia; porém o rei não a conheceu.

1 Reis 1:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 1:4

And the damsel [was] very fair
And so very agreeable to the king to be in his presence, and wait upon him, and take things of her hand, as well as lie with him:

and cherished the king;
enlivened his spirits by her amiable countenance, her graceful behaviour, and tender care of him, and especially by bedding with him:

and ministered to him;
serving him with her own hands whatever he took for his sustenance:

but the king knew her not;
as a man knows his wife; which shows that she was his wife, and that it would not have been criminal in him had he known her; but this is observed, not to point at the chastity of David, but his feebleness, and loss of desire after women, and that the damsel remained a virgin; and that was the ground of Adonijah's request, and his hope of succeeding.

1 Reis 1:4 In-Context

2 Disseram-lhe, pois, os seus servos: Busque-se para o rei meu senhor uma jovem donzela, que esteja perante o rei, e tenha cuidado dele; e durma no seu seio, para que o rei meu senhor se aqueça.

3 Assim buscaram por todos os termos de Israel uma jovem formosa; e acharam Abisague, a sunamita, e a trouxeram ao rei.

4 Era a jovem sobremaneira formosa; e cuidava do rei, e o servia; porém o rei não a conheceu.

5 Então Adonias, filho de Hagite, se exaltou e disse: Eu reinarei. E preparou para si carros e cavaleiros, e cinqüenta homens que corressem adiante dele.

6 Ora, nunca seu pai o tinha contrariado, dizendo: Por que fizeste assim? Além disso, era ele muito formoso de parecer; e era mais moço do que Absalão.