A moment in scripture
1 Kings 1:2
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Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
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The surrounding passage
- 1 Kings 1:1
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
- 1 Kings 1:3
So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
- 1 Kings 1:4
And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.