Verse | Translation | Text |
1Ki 1:2 | Strong Concordance | Wherefore his servants [05650] said [0559] unto him, Let there be sought [01245] for my lord [0113] the king [04428] a young [05291] virgin [01330]: and let her stand [05975] before [06440] the king [04428], and let her cherish [05532] him, and let her lie [07901] in thy bosom [02436], that my lord [0113] the king [04428] may get heat [02552]. |
King James | 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. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Since the Jewish law allowed polygamy, David's conduct in following - what has been said to have been - physician's advice, was blameless. |