Parallel Verses
NET Bible
King David was very old; even when they covered him with blankets, he could not get warm.
New American Standard Bible
Now King David was old, advanced in age; and they covered him with clothes, but he could not keep warm.
King James Version
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
Holman Bible
Now King David was old and getting on in years.
International Standard Version
When David had grown very old, they covered him with blankets, but he could not keep warm,
A Conservative Version
Now king David was old and stricken in years, and they covered him with clothes, but he did not get warm.
American Standard Version
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
Amplified
Now King David was
Bible in Basic English
Now King David was old and far on in years; and though they put covers over him, his body was cold.
Darby Translation
And king David was old and advanced in age; and they covered him with clothes, but he obtained no warmth.
Julia Smith Translation
And king David was old, going in days; and they will cover him with garments, and he will not be warm.
King James 2000
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he got no heat.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now King David had become old, {advanced in years}, and they covered him with garments, but he was not warm.
Modern King James verseion
And King David was old, going on in days. And they covered him with clothes, but he got no heat.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When king David was waxen old and stricken in years, though they covered him with clothes, yet he caught no heat.
New Heart English Bible
Now king David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn't keep warm.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, King David, was old, advanced in days, - and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
Webster
Now king David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he got no heat.
World English Bible
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn't keep warm.
Youngs Literal Translation
And king David is old, entering into days, and they cover him with garments, and he hath no heat,
Themes
David » King of israel » Marries abishag
Diplomacy » Instances of » By intermarriage with other nations
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 1:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
David's Last Days
1 King David was very old; even when they covered him with blankets, he could not get warm. 2 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."
Cross References
Genesis 18:11
Abraham and Sarah were old and advancing in years; Sarah had long since passed menopause.)
Genesis 24:1
Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years, and the Lord had blessed him in everything.
Joshua 23:1-2
A long time passed after the Lord made Israel secure from all their enemies, and Joshua was very old.
2 Samuel 5:4
David was thirty years old when he began to reign and he reigned for forty years.
1 Chronicles 23:1
When David was old and approaching the end of his life, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
1 Chronicles 29:27-28
He reigned over Israel forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.
Psalm 90:10
The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one's best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.
Luke 1:7
But they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old.