1 Kings - 1:4 Meaning

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

King James Version (KJV)

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

1:1-4 We have David sinking under infirmities. He was chastised for his recent sins, and felt the effects of his former toils and hardships.

“Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;”

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