1 Kings 1:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 His servants therefore said to him, “Let a young virgin be sought to attend my lord the king,[a] and to nurse him. If she sleeps with you, my lord the king will be warm.” 3 So they sought for a beautiful girl throughout the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunamite. So they brought her to the king. 4 The girl was very beautiful indeed, and she nursed the king and took care of him. But the king did not have relations with her.
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- 1:2 The fulsome use of royal titles and the elaborate etiquette in the Succession Narrative suggest the raw ambition of the contending parties and the oppressive atmosphere of the court.
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