1 Kings 1:15
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So Bethsabee went in to the king into the chamber. Now the king was very old, and Abisag, the Sunamitess, ministered to him.

very old

1 Kings 1:2-4 His servants therefore, said to him: Let us seek for our Lord the king, a young virgin, and let her stand before the king, and cherish him, and sleep in his bosom and warm our lord the king. . . .

Context
Nathan and Bathsheba Before David
14And while thou art yet speaking there with the king, I will come in after thee, and will fill up thy words. 15So Bethsabee went in to the king into the chamber. Now the king was very old, and Abisag, the Sunamitess, ministered to him.16Bethsabee bowed herself, and worshipped the king. And the king said to her: What is thy will?…
Cross References
1 Kings 1:1
Now king David was old, and advanced in years: and when he was covered with clothes he was not warm.

1 Kings 1:3
So they sought a beautiful young woman, in all the coasts of Israel and they found Abisag, a Sunamitess, and brought her to the king.

1 Kings 1:14
And while thou art yet speaking there with the king, I will come in after thee, and will fill up thy words.

1 Kings 1:16
Bethsabee bowed herself, and worshipped the king. And the king said to her: What is thy will?

Lexicon
So Bathsheba
שֶׁ֤בֶע (še·ḇe‘)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1339: Bathsheba -- perhaps 'daughter of oath', the mother of Solomon

went
וַתָּבֹ֨א (wat·tā·ḇō)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to see
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the king
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

in his bedroom.
הַחַ֔דְרָה (ha·ḥaḏ·rāh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2315: A chamber, room

Since the king
וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (wə·ham·me·leḵ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

was very
מְאֹ֑ד (mə·’ōḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily

old,
זָקֵ֣ן (zā·qên)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2204: To be or become old

Abishag
וַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙ (wa·’ă·ḇî·šaḡ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 49: Abishag -- 'my father is a wanderer', an Israelite woman

the Shunammite
הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית (haš·šū·nam·mîṯ)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7767: Shunammite -- a Shunammitess

was serving
מְשָׁרַ֖ת (mə·šā·raṯ)
Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to

him.
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king


Additional Translations
So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.And Bathsheba went in to the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered to the king.

And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering unto the king.

So Bersabee went in to the king into the chamber: and the king was very old, and Abisag the Somanite was ministering to the king.

And Bathsheba went in to the king into the chamber; and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered to the king.

And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

And Bath-sheba went to the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunamite ministered to the king.

Bathsheba went in to the king into the room. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.

And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto the king, to the inner chamber, and the king is very aged, and Abishag the Shunammite is serving the king:
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