1 Kings 1:15-17

Good News Translation

¹⁵ So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. He was very old, and Abishag, the young woman from Shunem, was taking care of him. ¹⁶ Bathsheba bowed low before the king, and he asked, “What do you want?”

¹⁷ She answered, “Your Majesty, you made me a solemn promise in the name of the Lord your God that my son Solomon would be king after you.