Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 1:3:

• Kupsabiny: “So they searched for a beautiful young girl through the entire Israel till a young girl who was called Abishag who belonged to the city of Shunem was found. Then that young girl was brought to the king.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “So they looked, searching all over Israel, for a beautiful teen-age girl. Finding a Shunammite teen-age girl named Abishag they brought her to the king.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So they looked for a beautiful lady in the entire Israel, and they found/saw Abishag who comes-from-Shunem, and they brought her to the king.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The king gave them permission, so they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful young woman. They found a woman named Abishag, from Shunem town, and brought her to the king.” (Source: Translation for Translators)