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So they searched the whole territory of Israel for a beautiful young woman. They found Abishag from Shunem and brought her to the king. The young woman was very beautiful, and she served as the king’s nurse, but the king was not intimate with her.

Adonijah son of Haggith[a] was pushing himself forward, saying, “I will become king.” He obtained a chariot and charioteers and fifty men to run ahead of him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 1:5 Haggith was one of David’s wives.