World English Bible
1 Kings 1:2
“Therefore his servants said to him, "Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.”
Verse in context — 1 Kings 1
1
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn't keep warm.
2
Therefore his servants said to him, "Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.
3
So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
4
The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king didn't know her intimately.
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Solomon’s reign, the temple’s construction, and the kingdom’s division.
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