1 Reyes 1:4

4 La joven era muy hermosa; ella cuidaba al rey y le servía, pero el rey no la conoció.

1 Reyes 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 Reyes 1:4 In-Context

2 Entonces sus siervos le dijeron: Que se busque para mi señor el rey una doncella para que atienda al rey y sea quien lo cuide; que ella se acueste en tu seno y entrará en calor mi señor el rey.

3 Se buscó a una joven hermosa por toda la tierra de Israel, y hallaron a Abisag sunamita y la trajeron al rey.

4 La joven era muy hermosa; ella cuidaba al rey y le servía, pero el rey no la conoció.

5 Entretanto Adonías, hijo de Haguit, se ensalzaba diciendo: Yo seré rey. Y preparó para sí carros y hombres de a caballo y cincuenta hombres que corrieran delante de él.

6 Su padre nunca lo había contrariado preguntándole: ¿Por qué has hecho esto? Era también hombre de muy hermoso parecer, y había nacido después de Absalón.