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1 Kings 1:3-5
Christian Standard Bible
1 Kings 1:3-5
Christian Standard Bible
3 They searched for a beautiful girl throughout the territory of Israel; they found Abishag(A) the Shunammite[a](B) and brought her to the king. 4 The girl was of unsurpassed beauty,(C) and she became the king’s caregiver. She attended to him, but he was not intimate with[b] her.
Adonijah’s Bid for Power
5 Adonijah son of Haggith(D) kept exalting himself, saying, “I will be king!” He prepared chariots, cavalry, and fifty men to run ahead of him.[c](E)
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