1 Kings 1:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

Therefore his servants said to him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin, and let her stand before the king and care for him, and let her lie in your arms, that my lord the king may gain warmth.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    So his servants said to him, "Let us search for a young virgin to attend to my lord the king. She will care for the king and lie beside him to keep him warm."

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Wherefore his servants{H5650} said{H559} unto him, Let there be sought{H1245} for my lord{H113} the king{H4428} a young{H5291} virgin:{H1330} and let her stand{H5975} before{H6440} the king,{H4428} and cherish{H5532} him; and let her lie{H7901} in thy bosom,{H2436} that my lord{H113} the king{H4428} may get heat.{H2552}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Wherefore his servants{H5650} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Let there be sought{H1245}{(H8762)} for my lord{H113} the king{H4428} a young{H5291} virgin{H1330}: and let her stand{H5975}{(H8804)} before{H6440} the king{H4428}, and let her cherish{H5532}{(H8802)} him, and let her lie{H7901}{(H8804)} in thy bosom{H2436}, that my lord{H113} the king{H4428} may get heat{H2552}{(H8804)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then sayde his seruauntes vnto him: Let vs seke a yonge damsell a virgin for oure lorde the kynge, to stonde before the kynge, and to norish him, & to slepe in his armes, and to warme oure lorde the kynge.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Wherefore his seruants saide vnto him, Let there be sought for my lord ye King a yong virgin, and let her stand before the King, and cherish him: and let her lie in thy bosome, that my lord the King may get heate.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Wherefore his seruauntes sayde vnto him: Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgyn, to stande before the king and to cherishe him, and let her lye in thy bosome, that my lorde the king may get heate.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Therefore his servants said to him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and his servants say to him, `Let them seek for my lord the king a young woman, a virgin, and she hath stood before the king, and is to him a companion, and hath lain in thy bosom, and my lord the king hath heat.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So his servants said to him, Let search be made for a young virgin for my lord the king, to take care of him and be waiting on him; and you may take her in your arms, and so my lord the king will be warm.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Therefore his servants said to him, "Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    His servants advised him,“A young virgin must be found for our master, the king, to take care of the king’s needs and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you and keep our master, the king, warm.”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 16:5 : 5 And Sarai said to Abram, My wrong be upon you; I have given my maid into your arms, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. The LORD judge between me and you.
  • Deut 10:8 : 8 At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister to him, and to bless in his name, to this day.
  • Deut 13:6 : 6 If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend, who is as your own soul, entices you secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known, you, nor your fathers;
  • 1 Sam 16:21-22 : 21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer. 22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray you, stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.
  • 2 Sam 12:3 : 3 But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nurtured: it grew up with him and with his children; it ate of his own food, drank from his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and it was like a daughter to him.
  • 2 Chr 29:11 : 11 My sons, do not be negligent now: for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and that you should minister to Him, and burn incense.
  • Eccl 4:11 : 11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat; but how can one be warm alone?
  • Mic 7:5 : 5 Do not trust in a friend, put no confidence in a guide: keep the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your bosom.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Kgs 1:3-4
    2 verses
    90%

    3 So they sought for a beautiful young woman throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

    4 And the young woman was very beautiful, and she cared for the king and served him, but the king did not know her intimately.

  • 1 Kgs 1:1
    88%

    1 Now King David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gained no warmth.

  • 1 Kgs 1:11-16
    6 verses
    83%

    11 Therefore Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord does not know it?

    12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray you, give you advice, that you may save your own life, and the life of your son Solomon.

    13 Go and approach King David, and say to him, Did you not, my lord, O king, swear to your servant, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? Why then does Adonijah reign?

    14 Behold, while you yet speak there with the king, I also will come in after you, and confirm your words.

    15 And Bathsheba went to the king into the chamber; and the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.

    16 And Bathsheba bowed and did homage to the king. And the king said, What do you wish?

  • 1 Kgs 2:16-22
    7 verses
    77%

    16 And now I ask one request of you, do not deny me. And she said unto him, Speak on.

    17 And he said, Please speak to King Solomon, for he will not refuse you, that he would give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife.

    18 And Bathsheba said, Very well; I will speak for you to the king.

    19 Bathsheba therefore went to King Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne, and had a seat set for the king's mother; and she sat at his right hand.

    20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of you; please do not deny me. And the king said to her, Ask on, my mother, for I will not refuse you.

    21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as his wife.

    22 And King Solomon answered and said to his mother, And why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also; for he is my elder brother—for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.

  • Esth 2:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2 Then the king's servants who served him said, "Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king."

    3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the beautiful young virgins to Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, under the custody of Hegai the king's eunuch, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them.

  • 1 Kgs 1:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27 Has this thing been done by my lord the king, and you have not shown it to your servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

    28 Then King David answered and said, Call Bathsheba to me. And she came into the king's presence and stood before the king.

  • 2 Sam 12:24
    69%

    24 David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her: she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.

  • 1 Sam 25:40-41
    2 verses
    69%

    40 And when the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, David sent us to you, to take you to him as a wife.

    41 And she arose and bowed herself with her face to the ground, and said, Behold, let your maidservant be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.

  • 1 Kgs 1:31-32
    2 verses
    69%

    31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord King David live forever.

    32 And King David said, Call Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada to me. And they came before the king.

  • Esth 2:9
    69%

    9 And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness from him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, suitable to be given to her, from the king's house: and he preferred her and her maids to the best place of the house of the women.

  • 1 Kgs 1:47
    69%

    47 Moreover, the king's servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, May God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.

  • 2 Sam 15:15
    69%

    15 And the king's servants said to the king, Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king shall appoint.

  • 1 Kgs 1:20
    68%

    20 And you, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you, that you should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

  • 2 Sam 11:2-4
    3 verses
    68%

    2 And it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold.

    3 So David sent and inquired about the woman. And someone said, Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

    4 Then David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her, for she was cleansed from her impurity; and she returned to her house.

  • 1 Sam 18:22
    68%

    22 And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Speak with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king delights in you, and all his servants love you: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.

  • Esth 2:13-15
    3 verses
    68%

    13 Then thus came every maiden to the king; whatever she desired was given to her to go with her from the house of the women to the king's house.

    14 In the evening she went, and in the morning she returned to the second house of the women, under the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's eunuch, who kept the concubines: she came to the king no more, unless the king delighted in her, and she was called by name.

    15 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to go in to the king, she requested nothing but what Hegai the king's eunuch, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all who looked upon her.

  • 2 Sam 14:15-17
    3 verses
    68%

    15 Now therefore I have come to speak of this thing to my lord the king, because the people have made me afraid: and your maidservant said, I will now speak to the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his maidservant.

    16 For the king will hear, to deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

    17 Then your maidservant said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comforting: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD your God will be with you.

  • 1 Sam 19:15
    67%

    15 And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.

  • Esth 1:11
    67%

    11 To bring Queen Vashti before the king with the royal crown, to show the people and the princes her beauty, for she was fair to look upon.

  • 2 Sam 20:3
    67%

    3 And David returned to his house in Jerusalem, and the king took the ten concubines whom he had left to keep the house and put them in confinement. He provided for them but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as widows.

  • 2 Sam 16:22
    67%

    22 So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

  • 2 Sam 14:1
    67%

    1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

  • 1 Sam 25:8
    67%

    8 Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore, let the young men find favor in your eyes, for we come on a good day. Please give whatever you can to your servants and to your son David.

  • 2 Sam 13:24
    67%

    24 And Absalom came to the king and said, Behold now, your servant has sheepshearers; please let the king and his servants go with your servant.

  • Ruth 3:4
    67%

    4 And it shall be, when he lies down, that you shall mark the place where he shall lie, and you shall go in, and uncover his feet, and lie down; and he will tell you what you shall do.

  • 1 Sam 22:14
    67%

    14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all your servants as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and goes at your bidding, and is honorable in your house?

  • 1 Kgs 2:7
    67%

    7 But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those that eat at your table; for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom your brother.

  • 2 Chr 2:15
    67%

    15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants: