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1 Kings 1:3-5
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1 Kings 1:3-5
New King James Version
3 So they sought for a lovely young woman throughout all the territory of Israel, and found (A)Abishag the (B)Shunammite, and brought her to the king. 4 The young woman was very lovely; and she cared for the king, and served him; but the king did not know her.
5 Then (C)Adonijah the [a]son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will [b]be king”; and (D)he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
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- 1 Kings 1:5 The fourth son
- 1 Kings 1:5 Lit. reign
1 Kings 1:3-5
New International Version
1 Kings 1:3-5
New International Version
3 Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag,(A) a Shunammite,(B) and brought her to the king. 4 The woman was very beautiful; she took care of the king and waited on him, but the king had no sexual relations with her.
5 Now Adonijah,(C) whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, “I will be king.” So he got chariots(D) and horses[a] ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him.
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- 1 Kings 1:5 Or charioteers
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