1 Reyes 1:4

4 Y la joven era muy hermosa, la cual calentaba al rey, y le servía; mas el rey nunca 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 Le dijeron, por tanto , sus siervos: Busquen a mi señor el rey una joven virgen, para que esté delante del rey, y lo caliente, y duerma a su lado, y calentará a nuestro señor el rey.

3 Y buscaron una joven hermosa por todo el término de Israel, y hallaron a Abisag sunamita, y la trajeron al rey.

4 Y la joven era muy hermosa, la cual calentaba al rey, y le servía; mas el rey nunca la conoció.

5 Entonces Adonías hijo de Haguit se levantó, diciendo: Yo reinaré. Y se hizo de carros y gente de a caballo, y cincuenta varones que corriesen delante de él.

6 Y su padre nunca lo entristeció en todos sus días con decirle: ¿Por qué haces así? Y también éste era de hermoso parecer; y lo había engendrado después de Absalón.