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1 Kings 1:3

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So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

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1 Kings 1:3 in other translations

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.

1 Kings 1:3 · World English Bible

1 Kings 1:3 in context

  1. 1Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
  2. 2Wherefore 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 cherish him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
  3. 3So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
  4. 4And the damsel was very fair; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
  5. 5Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.