Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin, and let her [a]stand before the king, and cherish him: and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the King may get heat.

So they sought for a fair young maid throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found one Abishag [b]a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

And the maid was exceedingly fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him, but the king knew her not.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 1:2 Or, serve him.
  2. 1 Kings 1:3 Which city was in the tribe of Issachar, as Josh. 19:18.

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