1 Kings 1:15

15 So Bathsheba went to the king in his bedroom. The king was very old, and Abishag from Shunem was serving the king.

1 Kings 1:15 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 1:15

And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber
Where he lay, being bedridden; she took Nathan's advice, and directly went to the king's apartment:

and the king was very old:
and decrepit, borne down with the infirmities of old age, though but seventy years of age:

and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king;
she was then waiting upon the king, and serving him with what was necessary and proper for him; and perhaps there was no other in the chamber at that time.

1 Kings 1:15 In-Context

13 Go to King David and say, ‘Didn't my master the king swear to your servant, "Your son Solomon will certainly rule after me. He will sit on my throne"? Why then has Adonijah become king?'

14 While you are speaking there with the king, I'll come along and support your words."

15 So Bathsheba went to the king in his bedroom. The king was very old, and Abishag from Shunem was serving the king.

16 Bathsheba bowed down on her face before the king. The king asked, "What do you want?"

17 She said to him, "Your Majesty, you swore by the LORD your God to your servant, ‘Your son Solomon will certainly rule after me. He will sit on my throne.'