1 Kings

How 1 Kings begins

The first verses of 1 Kings 1 in the King James Version.

1. 1 Kgs 1:1

   Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

2. 1 Kgs 1:2

   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.

3. 1 Kgs 1:3

   So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

4. 1 Kgs 1:4

   And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.

5. 1 Kgs 1:5

   Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

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1 Kings is book 11 of the 66 in the King James Bible, with 22 chapters and 816 verses in the public-domain text.