15And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
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Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11-31)We have here the effectual endeavours that were used by Nathan and Bathsheba to obtain from David a ratification of Solomon’s succession, for the crushing of Adonijah’s usurpation. 1. David himself knew not what was doing. Disobedient children think that they are well enough off if they can but keep their good old parents ignorant of their bad courses; but a bird of the air will carry the voice .…
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