1 Kings 1:2

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Berean Standard Bible

So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”

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KJV

King James Version

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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WEB

World English Bible

Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king. Let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.”

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American Standard Version

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 cherish him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

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1 Kings 1

¹ Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.

² So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”

³ Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.

⁴ The girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.

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