1 Kings 1:15

15 So Bathsheba went into the king’s bedroom. (He was very old now, and Abishag was taking care of him.)

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 at once to King David and say to him, ‘My lord the king, didn’t you make a vow and say to me, “Your son Solomon will surely be the next king and will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
14 And while you are still talking with him, I will come and confirm everything you have said.”
15 So Bathsheba went into the king’s bedroom. (He was very old now, and Abishag was taking care of him.)
16 Bathsheba bowed down before the king. “What can I do for you?” he asked her.
17 She replied, “My lord, you made a vow before the LORD your God when you said to me, ‘Your son Solomon will surely be the next king and will sit on my throne.’
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